Dabo Swinney did a lot of due diligence to eventually hire Tom Allen as his new defensive coordinator. Allen, the former Indiana head coach, spent one year at Penn State before coming to Clemson. It’ll surely give a boost to the Tigers’ defense unit after Allen’s stellar job with the Nittany Lions this season.

Clemson officially introduced Tom Allen as the new defensive coordinator after he left Penn State for the same role with Dabo Swinney's program. In what some have call

Clemson's head coach Dabo Swinney hired Tom Allen as the new defensive coordinator after a thorough selection process, aiming to improve their defense for an upcoming successful season.

Tom Allen became Dabo Swinney's fourth defensive coordinator hire. Allen explained Wednesday why he left Penn State after one season.

Clemson made a major splash by hiring Tom Allen away from Penn State to become their new defensive coordinator. This came on the heels of Dabo Swinney deciding

Clemson is making big moves, and you have questions… From Rob:Did Dabo Swinney change the narrative by using the portal and making changes in coordinators? Swinney telegraphed the transfer portal part a year ago,

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 (Allen, Riley, Matt Luke, Chris Rumph and Nick Eason). That’s on top of Swinney’s annual salary of $11.25 million for this year and puts the Tigers comfortably among the nation’s top 10 in total assistant coach pay.

The Penn State Nittany Lions have suffered through a tough week. After losing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the waning seconds of the Orange Bowl, James Franklin now has to replace his most valuable coordinator.

Indiana fired him, and he became Penn State's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2024. MORE: How Dabo Swinney ended Clemson football's negative transfer portal narrative Allen runs a 4-2-5 nickel defense, something Clemson ran last season and ...

Clemson officially has its new defensive coordinator. Head coach Dabo Swinney and Clemson Football announced Tuesday that Tom Allen has been hired as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator. The

Tom Allen wore a weary smile in Penn State's locker room after the Orange Bowl as he surveyed a silent, still group of players hurting over the Nittany Lions' 27-24 loss to Notre Dame. Penn State's defensive coordinator, at least for that moment, tried to find context.

The Tigers add some depth to their linebacker core for 2025. Clemson recently scored a huge pick up out of the transfer portal. Former five-star recruit Jeremiah Alexander picks