New Clemson DC Tom Allen Gets Choked Up Talking About Family, Coaching Journey
After a successful 2024–25 campaign, Penn State is losing defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Tom Allen after just one season. The 54-year-old left State College on Monday after the Nittany ...
Why new Clemson defensive coordinator Tom Allen got choked up over daughters' reaction to him taking job
Tom Allen became Dabo Swinney's fourth defensive coordinator hire. Allen explained Wednesday why he left Penn State after one season.
Tom Allen hired as Clemson’s highest-paid football assistant. Here are the details
With Allen’s hiring, five of Clemson’s 10 assistant coaches are now set to make at at $1 million in annual salary in 2025 ...
Tom Allen wasn’t looking to leave Penn State. Why Clemson’s DC job was a perfect fit
Allen, he said, wasn’t looking for a job. He was laser-focused on Penn State’s CFP semifinal game against Notre Dame at the ...
Clemson football reveals Tom Allen contract details after Penn State departure
The Clemson football team has found their guy to lead the defense as Tom Allen is coming over from Penn State to be the next defensive coordinator for the Tigers. Allen was the head coach at Indiana ...
Tom Allen contract: How much Clemson football, Dabo Swinney's defensive coordinator will make
Clemson's Board of Trustees approved a new contract for the Tigers' new defensive coordinator Tom Allen on Tuesday. He ...
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Tom Allen relishing his opportunity at Penn State: ‘What an amazing difference a year makes’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tom Allen thought about taking a break. After being fired as Indiana’s head coach last November, he needed to figure out what to do next. Sure, he could be picky about ...
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Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen successfully adapts to change
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – When he became Penn State’s defensive coordinator a year ago, Tom Allen looked forward to coaching football without worrying about the many issues that come across the ...
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‘It’s been about adapting.’ Penn State DC Tom Allen has created elite defense in first season
Tom Allen shuffled his hands on the table as he spoke during his pre-Orange Bowl press conference Tuesday afternoon. Allen is in his first year as Penn State’s defensive coordinator, and took ...
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Former USF coordinator Tom Allen finds new life with Nittany Lions
Nothing criminal or creepy or controversial, but coarse. Tom Allen had one devil of a rasp, a voice insulated with sandpaper. That gravelly inflection had been forged on fields in Tampa ...
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Clemson officially hires Tom Allen as defensive coordinator, contract details revealed
Clemson officially has its new defensive coordinator. Dabo Swinney has hired Penn State DC Tom Allen to run his defense. The ...
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Tom Allen Happy For Indiana’s Success As He Approaches Playoff Semifinal At Penn State
The former Indiana football coach said he has kept in touch with some of the players he coached at Indiana, who helped the Hoosiers achieve a historic season in 2024. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Though ...