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.

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 ...

Clemson is not expected to sign any recruits on February's National Signing Day. Instead, Dabo Swinney is focused on the ...

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

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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.

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

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Tom Allen served as Penn State's defensive coordinator for one year. He is the fourth defensive coordinator hired under Dabo Swinney.