Penn State will have its offensive line leader back in 2025. Why Nick Dawkins will return for a rare sixth season

The running backs want to run it back at Penn State. Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen both announced Monday that they plan to return to the Nittany Lions for the 2025 season. The duo each topped 1,000 yards this season for Penn State,

Penn State junior running backs Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton, who each rushed for more than 1,000 yards this season, are returning for the 2025 season.

As Franklin said before hiring Allen last year, Penn State's defense is not in rebuild mode. The program is about winning now, which the returns of Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton, Kaytron Allen and offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki have foreshadowed. Franklin is chasing hardware next season, and the defensive coordinator hire will reflect that.

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.

Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen has agreed to take the same position at Clemson, the school announced on Tuesday. Allen, who just finished his first season as Penn State's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,