The Penn State Nittany Lions have suffered through a tough week. After losing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the waning seconds of the Orange Bowl, James Franklin now has to replace his most valuable coordinator.

Haines was a finalist for the Broyles Award (top assistant) in 2024 and a semifinalist for the award in 2023. During Allen’s one season in State College, Penn State, the Lions finished No. 7 in FBS in total defense (294.8), No. 8 in scoring defense (16.5) and No. 9 in rushing defense (101.9).

Former Indiana coach Tom Allen, who served as Penn State's defensive coordinator this past season, could be on the move to the ACC soon.

Allen heard Franklin's critics when he was at Indiana, and he has heard them again as a member ... and Franklin's overall growth as a head coach in certain situations. "James has surrounded himself, in my opinion, with maybe the best coordinator combo ...

While discussing the opportunity that awaits Penn State in the College Football Playoff, coach James Franklin said Wednesday ... when it hosted Indiana in a first-round CFP game.

Before their teams square off in the Orange Bowl, Penn State head coach James Franklin admitted Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is living his follicle fantasy. During a Wednesday, January 8, press conference ahead of the game on Thursday night,

Defensive coordinator Tom Allen is leaving Penn State after one season to take the same job at Clemson, according to several reports Monday. Allen spent the previous seven seasons at Indiana as the Hoosiers head coach before he was fired after the 2023 season. Nittany Lions coach James Franklin quickly hired him.

Allen was fired as the head coach at Indiana. Now, he is one win away from reaching the national title game as Penn State's DC.

Allen was previously the head coach at Indiana from 2016 until 2023 before ... State College and his kids live in the south. Now, James Franklin must figure out who will be his third defensive ...

Allen heard Franklin's critics when he was at Indiana, and he has heard them again ... And I think we all as coaches understand that." James Franklin beat a top-10 team in Boise State at the ...

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LeBron James was in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes play Notre Dame for the College Football Playoff championship Monday night. ESPN cameras showed James in a suite about 45 minutes before kickoff.