Clemson has hired Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen for the same role with the Tigers. The move was finalized Tuesday by the school’s Board of Trustees Compensation Committee.

Allen, who just finished his first season as Penn State's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, guided the Nittany Lions to a top-10 defensive finish in 2024. He replaces Wes Goodwin, who was officially let go by head coach Dabo Swinney a week ago.

Penn State football opened its biggest coaching position available on Monday. Tom Allen pulled the stunner by leaving his defensive coordinator post for Clemson. The now ex-DC jams from one College Football Playoff qualifier to join another.

Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen has reportedly emerged as the front-runner for the same job at Clemson. Here is why Dabo Swinney might want Allen.

Penn State needs a new defensive coordinator for the third time in four years, as Tom Allen leaves for Clemson after one season with the Nittany Lions. Expect James Franklin and the Nittany Lions to evaluate external and internal candidates for the job.

Dismissed as Indiana head coach at the end of 2023 (his third consecutive losing season), he has found new life in an old gig: defensive play caller. The ingenuity, betrothal to film study and unbridled gusto that enabled him to scale the coaching ladder again has manifested itself at one of college football’s most storied programs.

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Penn State could be losing its defensive coordinator for the second time in two years. Tom Allen is trending toward taking the Clemson defensive coordinator position that was vacated by Wes Goodwin, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the news.

Penn State’s 2024 season has come to a disappointing close with a loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Now it’s time to turn the page and look at the good,

The College Football Hall of Famer linebacker, who played for Joe Paterno at Penn State from 1997-99, blasted Allen for his decision to leave the Nittany Lions after one season for Clemson on Fox Sports Radio’s “Two Pros and a Cup of Joe” morning show, which he co-hosts with former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn.

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