Dabo Swinney hired Tom Allen as the new Clemson defensive coordinator earlier this month, pulling him away from Penn State after only one season with the Nittany Lions. Swinney kept a tight circle ...

A longtime believer in “blooming where you’re planted,” Swinney has now made five straight outside hires for assistant ...

Tom Allen is Clemson’s defensive coordinator because he runs a unit that fits what Dabo Swinney was looking for. Swinney was ...

Allen, 54, completed one season in Happy Valley, a year that saw the Nittany Lions finish among ... Allen has never worked in the ACC or with Swinney, but he does have ties to Florida after ...

Defensive coordinator Tom Allen is headed to Clemson for the same position under Dabo Swinney. Allen was previously the head coach at Indiana from 2016 until 2023 before joining the Nittany Lions.

Head coach Dabo Swinney has been looking for ... But the lasting memory for Nittany Lion fans will be watching their defense falter when it mattered most against Notre Dame. That has led to ...

Along the way, they also competed in 53 bowl games as of January 2025. The Nittany Lion is the mascot of the Pennsylvania State University athletic teams, which also include the Penn State Nittany ...