After a semifinal elimination during the College Football Playoffs, former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen decided to sign with the Clemson Tigers ahead of the 2025 campaign.

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.

An ESPN analyst recently weighed in on the type of impact Tom Allen could have for Clemson as its new defensive coordinator. “It’ll be a huge impact for Clemson,” said ESPN’s Sam Acho, the former

Tom Allen understands some of the questions surrounding his decision to leave Penn State after one highly-successful season to take a seemingly lateral move as Clemson‘s new defensive coordinator. Still,

Cohen Sutherland got exclusive access to meet the Tigers’ coaches and athletes, while inspiring them and his family in return.

Clemson is coming off a 10-4 season in which it defeated SMU in the ACC Championship and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff for the seventh time. The Tigers have QB Cade Klubnik back along with defensive lineman Peter Woods, among others.

Sometimes when he thinks about it, Cade Klubnik cannot believe how many of his Clemson teammates decided to come back for one more year. Of course, the Tigers quarterback is included in that

Clemson’s 2025 schedule was finalized Monday evening, and the course to get back to the College Football Playoff has been set.

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

The Nittany Lions made Knowles the highest-paid assistant coordinator in the country, a power move that Ohio State wasn't willing to meet. Penn State hasn't beaten Ohio State since the 2016 season, but this was an action that may close the gap between the two Big Ten elites in the 2025 national title picture.

Dabo Swinney’s transfer portal philosophy has been heavily scrutinized over the years. The two-time national title-winning head coach has long maintained that if he felt he had a

Penn State football reportedly will make former Ohio State Buckeye Jim Knowles the highest-paid assistant coach in the nation.