CLEMSON, S.C. -- When Tom Allen steps into a room, he commands attention. Not with bravado, but with a presence built on years of experience, an unrelenting passion for defense, and an unwavering ...

The Tigers hired former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen in January to be the defensive coordinator, replacing Wes ...

"Somebody I was talking to called me the Tom Brady of TV with those three sitcoms, and I hadn't thought of that but it got in my head," says Allen, clearly pleased at the GOAT implications.

Tom Allen's arrival at Clemson is already turning heads, as 247Sports has ranked him the No. 2 best coordinator hire in college football for 2025. The only coach ahead of him on the list?

The Tigers hired former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen in January to be the defensive coordinator, replacing Wes Goodwin, who was fired on Jan. 6. Clemson was 50th in the nation in ...