After a successful 2024–25 campaign, Penn State is losing defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Tom Allen after just one season. The 54-year-old left State College on Monday after the Nittany Lions’ loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff last week , and was officially named the Clemson Tigers’ defensive coordinator on Wednesday.
In a press conference alongside coach Dabo Swinney , Allen explained why he decided to make the move to Clemson and gave a simple reason: Family.
“Our two daughters actually both live in the Carolinas,” said the longtime defensive coach . “Brittany lives down the road here… and Hannah lives in North Carolina and she’s expecting our second grandchild here in about 30 days. So the chance to have our two girls close by and Thomas here with us and his son… Family means a lot to me—and my wife has made some amazing sacrifices over the years.”…