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.

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

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 during his search for a defensive coordinator,

Dabo Swinney knows how good he is as a coach and how Clemson is as a program. Despite some outside noise in recent years, he made that clear this week. Clemson hired Tom Allen as the new defensive coordinator following Allen’s single season at Penn State.

Dabo Swinney's Tigers got beat in the first round by Texas, 38-24, so there was a little bit of a bad taste left in the mouth of Clemson fans at the end of this 2024 season.

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Still, he departed Penn State to join Dabo Swinney's team as its new defensive coordinator. "I know not everyone is going to understand it, and I respect that," Allen said. "It’s about my family ...

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 has hired Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen for the same role with the Tigers. The move was finalized Tuesday by the school’s Board of Trustees Compensation Committee.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney introduced Tom Allen as the new defensive coordinator on Wednesday afternoon. Allen said that Clemson's culture and having his f

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The Clemson Tigers have their next defensive coordinator. Clemson announced Tuesday it hired former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen to the