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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The only coach who didn’t? “This guy,” Swinney said Wednesday, grinning toward Tom Allen, the former Indiana head coach and Penn State defensive coordinator who was officially hired as the ...

Newly-appointed Clemson Tigers defensive coordinator Tom Allen told a story at an event hosted by the Fort Hill Clemson Club which defines toughness. He told a story about how he leads by example ...

Thomas Allen Selsor, 78, passed away January 18, 2025, surrounded by his wife and family. We have it on good authority that St. Peter let him through the gates but couldn't resist rolling his eyes ...

What Allen has found in recent seasons is that he’s happier as a coordinator where he has more time to spend with the players and focus on the defensive scheme. “There’s two things I love to do.