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Former Indiana Coach Tom Allen Headed To Clemson
After one season as Penn State's defensive coordinator, Tom Allen is reportedly joining Dabo Swinney's staff at Clemson.
Former Indiana football head coach Tom Allen hired as Clemson’s defensive coordinator
Allen, who spent seven seasons as Indiana’s head coach, will become the defensive coordinator at Clemson University, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel’s X post Tuesday. The 54-year-old Allen signed a three-year deal worth $6 million to replace Wes Goodwin, who was fired after three seasons with the Tigers.
Tom Allen wasn’t looking to leave Penn State. Why Clemson’s DC job was a perfect fit
Allen, he said, wasn’t looking for a job. He was laser-focused on Penn State’s CFP semifinal game against Notre Dame at the Orange Bowl. The Nittany Lions made the field as an at-large team (No. 6 seed) and won games against SMU and Boise State.
Tom Allen hired as Clemson’s highest-paid football assistant. Here are the details
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.
Clemson hires ex-Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen to same role
Clemson is working on a deal to make Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen its new defensive coordinator.
Tom Allen Explains His Decision to Leave Penn State for Clemson
"It's about my family," former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen said of leaving the Penn State Nittany Lions for Clemson after one season.
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A Big Ten defensive coordinator is candidate to become the next Penn State DC, per report
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Ex-Indiana coach-turned Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen linked to College Football Playoff ACC job
We feel blessed to have Tom Allen and his family and really the rest of my staff, too.” Before taking the Penn State job, Allen served as Indiana's coach from 2017-2023. While he enjoyed ...
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Dabo Swinney breaks down ‘due diligence’ that led him to hiring Tom Allen
Dabo Swinney did a lot of due diligence to eventually hire Tom Allen as his new defensive coordinator. Allen, the former ...