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.

Franklin was at Mater Dei on Thursday morning, perennially one of the nation's top football programs and a recruiting hotbed.

Tom Allen reportedly is closing in on the same job at Clemson. The Nittany Lions' top two running backs will be back, though.

Penn State has officially lost its defensive coordinator. Tom Allen, after one just season with the Nittany Lions, was formally named Clemson’s new defensive coordinator on Tuesday afternoon.

Dismissed as Indiana head coach at the end of 2023 (his third consecutive losing season), he has found new life in an old gig: defensive play caller. The ingenuity, betrothal to film study and unbridled gusto that enabled him to scale the coaching ladder again has manifested itself at one of college football’s most storied programs.

James Franklin must hire his third Nittany Lion defensive coordinator in four years after Tom Allen leaves for Clemson.

Fresh off a heartbreaking end-of-season loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl last week, Penn State Football and head coach James Franklin ... defensive coordinator Tom Allen has been working ...

Defensive coordinator Tom Allen is leaving Penn State after one season to take the same job at Clemson, according to several reports Monday. Allen spent the previous seven seasons at Indiana as the Hoosiers head coach before he was fired after the 2023 season. Nittany Lions coach James Franklin quickly hired him.

Penn State needs a new defensive coordinator for the third time in four years, as Tom Allen leaves for Clemson after one season with the Nittany Lions. Expect James Franklin and the Nittany Lions to evaluate external and internal candidates for the job.

James Franklin looks set to enter his third defensive coordinator search in four years. On Monday morning, it was reported that Tom Allen is nearing a deal to become Clemson’s defensive coordinator.

After spending one season under head coach James Franklin as Penn State football's defensive coordinator, Tom Allen is leaving to join Dabo Swinney's staff for the same position. The move was first reported by CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz on Monday.

Tom Allen has been Penn State's defensive coordinator for one season, helping the Nittany Lions to the College Football Playoff semifinals.