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Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 02:30 IST
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Penn State is working to finish a deal to make former Indiana coach Tom Allen its new defensive coordinator, two individuals with information of the negotiations instructed The Associated Press on Sunday.
Penn State is working to finish a deal to make former Indiana coach Tom Allen its new defensive coordinator, two individuals with information of the negotiations instructed The Associated Press on Sunday.
The individuals spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of contract particulars and faculty approval had been nonetheless being finalized.
ESPN first reported Penn State was near hiring Allen.
Allen was fired final month by Indiana after eight years as head coach. The 53-yr-previous Indiana native went 33-49 with the Hoosiers, together with 3-9 this season. He led Indiana to bowl video games in 2016, ‘19 and ’20.
Allen was defensive coordinator at South Florida and Indiana earlier than being promoted to go coach of the Hoosiers in 2017.
Penn State coach James Franklin is on the lookout for a alternative for Manny Diaz, who spent the final two seasons as defensive coordinator earlier than leaving earlier this month to turn into head coach at Duke. Penn State ranked first and third within the Big Ten in yards per play allowed in Diaz’s two seasons.
Earlier this month, Franklin stuffed a emptiness at offensive coordinator by hiring Andy Kotelnicki away from Kansas.
No. 10 Penn State (10-2) faces No. 11 Mississippi (10-2) within the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30.
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AP school soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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