Penn State employs Allen as defensive organizer

Dec 19, 2023, 03:07 PM ET STATE COLLEGE, Pa.– Penn State formally employed previous Indiana coach Tom Allen as protective coordinator Tuesday.Allen will replace Manny Diaz, who left to take over the Duke football program.”I have actually constantly had a lots of respect for

Tom Allen, and we are thrilled to invite him to our staff,”head coach James Franklin stated in a declaration.”I’ve delighted in following his coaching career and his experience as a head coach and protective play caller will bring incredible value to our program.”Coach Allen has actually led aggressive and attacking design defenses that will complement what we have actually already established.”Editor’s Picks Allen, 53, was fired last month by Indiana after 7 years as head coach. The Indiana native went 33-49 with

the Hoosiers, consisting of 3-9 this season. He led Indiana to bowl games in 2016, ’19 and ’20.”To be trusted to join this storied program has me fired up, and I can’t wait to get to work alongside this coaching personnel,

these student-athletes and to immerse myself in the Pleased Valley neighborhood,” Allen said.He was protective organizer at South Florida and Indiana before being promoted to head coach of the Hoosiers in 2017. Franklin had actually already worked with offending planner Andy Kotelnicki far from Kansas.No. 10 Penn State( 10-2) deals with No. 11 Ole Miss(10-2) in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 30( twelve noon ET; ESPN, ESPN +and the ESPN App).