CLEMSON – If you ask Clemson defenders about their “Tom Allen moment,” they can give you an answer with ease. In the defensive coordinator’s first seven months with the Tigers, he has made a habit of rewarding players with praise that goes far beyond words.
It all started in March, when defensive tackle Peter Woods told media members that he saw Allen head-butting senior linebacker Wade Woodaz before one spring practice.
“Maybe I am coming out there, and I am not having the day I want to pre-practice,” Woods said. “I see him head-butting Wade Woodaz pre-practice when we are stretching, I am immediately going to wake up and be like, ‘Ok, let’s go.