Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...

Penn State football head coach James Franklin will be making his third defensive coordinator hire in four years. This comes after Clemson University officially hired former Nittany Lion defensive ...

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 ...

Coming off an Orange Bowl appearance and Big Ten title runners-up season, Penn State is still adjusting to fix the defense ...

“Tom checked every box that I was looking for,” he said in a statement. Allen, in a statement, thanked Penn State and coach James Franklin for his one season there and wished PSU “nothing ...

The 59-year-old Knowles reportedly is signing a three-year contract worth more than $9 million, which makes him the ...

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 ...

Tom Allen, after one just season with the Nittany ... I remain incredibly grateful for the opportunity James Franklin gave me to be part of Penn State football, a championship-caliber program ...

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.

Penn State needs a new defensive coordinator for the third time in four years, as Tom Allen leaves for Clemson ... as pivotal hire for head coach James Franklin. Now in Year 12 leading Penn ...

Penn State football head coach James Franklin will be making his third ... officially hired former Nittany Lion defensive leader Tom Allen on Tuesday for the same position. Allen has reportedly ...