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.

Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen is leaving for Clemson. Here are potential candidates to replace him.

Penn State lost wide receivers Harrison Wallace III and Omari Evans to the transfer portal. What does it mean for the Nittany Lions?

Penn State football has officially lost both of their wide receivers as Harrison Wallace III enters the transfer portal. Wallace, a 6-foot-1, 198-pound receiver from Montgomery, Ala. and Pike Road High School,

Wallace, Evans and the other wide receivers failed to make a catch in Penn State’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame last week in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. In the Lions’ three losses to Ohio State,