Tom Allen understands some of the questions surrounding his decision to leave Penn State after one highly-successful season to take a seemingly lateral move as Clemson‘s new defensive coordinator. Still,
After a semifinal elimination during the College Football Playoffs, former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen decided to sign with the Clemson Tigers ahead of the 2025 campaign.
Tom Allen is Clemson’s defensive coordinator because he runs a unit that fits what Dabo Swinney was looking for. Swinney was asked what schematically led him to Allen in the hiring process during their introductory press conference.
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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.
Clemson’s hire of Tom Allen got high marks from this college football insider. ESPN’s Pete Thamel commented on the Tigers bringing in Allen as their new defensive coordinator, and Thamel believes
Clemson went into the transfer portal this offseason and successfully landed key pieces for the first time under Dabo Swinney in this new era of college footbal
On Wednesday afternoon, Dabo Swinney and Clemson introduced Tom Allen as the Tigers' new defensive coordinator. Swinney and Allen met with reporters for nearly an hour. Before addressing the ...
Cavanagh, who also played multiple versions of Harrison Wells over the course of nine seasons, shared that he’s seen The Flash movie, unlike his former co-star Danielle Panabaker, who was seated next to him.
A longtime believer in “blooming where you’re planted,” Swinney has now made five straight outside hires for assistant coaches.
While discussing Tom Brady's new role, Raiders owner Mark Davis said former coach Jon Gruden had his "head chopped off" following scandal.
The Chiefs were sharper, especially early and late. Moving to within one victory of perhaps supplanting Bill Belichick as the NFL’s greatest coach, Reid hit the Bills with a few key fourth-quarter play designs that Bills players said they’d not seen in film studies.