After initially coaching from the coaches’ box this season, Clemson defensive coordinator Tom Allen made the decision to move down to the field.
Allen says “there’s no magic” in him being on the field as opposed to the coaches’ box. However, he does feel his move to coaching from the field rather than the box has been “a positive thing, without question.”
In fact, Allen admits that perhaps he should have moved down to the field sooner than he did this season.
“I love being on the field,” Allen said on Tuesday. “I’ve been down on the field most of my career.