Thomas E. Allen (born March 14, 1970) is an American college football coach who is the defensive coordinator at Clemson University. He previously served as the head coach at Indiana University Bloomington from 2017 to 2023, and was the defensive coordinator at Pennsylvania State University for the 2024 season.

Former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen offered some insight into his decision to take the same position at Clemson on Tuesday.

Jan 14, 2025 · Tom Allen, after one just season with the Nittany Lions, was formally named Clemson’s new defensive coordinator on Tuesday afternoon.

Jan 13, 2025 · Clemson hired Tom Allen as the school's new defensive coordinator, it was announced on Tuesday. Allen, who was previously Penn State's defensive coordinator, agreed to a three-year deal that...

Jan 13, 2025 · Multiple outlets reported Monday morning that Allen had agreed to become the next defensive coordinator at Clemson. A deal could be done by the end of the night. If Allen has indeed coached his last game at Penn State, his time didn’t last long.

Jan 13, 2025 · Penn State’s Tom Allen has agreed to become the new defensive coordinator at Clemson, a source tells @CBSSports / @247Sports. Under Allen, the Nittany Lions ranked seventh in the total defense, eighth in points per game, and ninth against the run nationally.

Tom Allen is officially the new defensive coordinator at Clemson. News broke Monday that Clemson was working toward hiring Allen away from Penn State. The Tigers announced the hire as official on Tuesday.

Jan 15, 2025 · How Clemson landed Tom Allen. Enter Allen, who was officially hired as Clemson’s defensive coordinator on Tuesday and immediately became the highest-paid coach among Swinney’s 10 assistants.

Sep 2, 2023 · Drumming his thumbs in a fidgety fashion on the Hoosier press room microphone stand for the first time this season, Indiana head football coach Tom Allen offered up this assessment of his...