"The only coach I had to reach out to gauge interest was this guy (pointing at Allen)."
"Everybody else I wanted to reach out to I didn't have to because they contacted me directly or through their representation."
"Made contact through our (mutal) agent. But he wasn't going to talk to me until Penn State's season was done and I really respected that."
"The best of the best really wanted to come here and be at Clemson."
"Got the list down from 10-12 guys to five, then three, then two."
"He's a great coach, and all those people are great coaches. All sitting defensive coordinators at really good schools. I just felt like he was the right leader that I needed at this time."
Dabo made his first contact with Allen with a phone call Friday night, the day after Penn State lost to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.
"Everybody else I wanted to reach out to I didn't have to because they contacted me directly or through their representation."
"Made contact through our (mutal) agent. But he wasn't going to talk to me until Penn State's season was done and I really respected that."
"The best of the best really wanted to come here and be at Clemson."
"Got the list down from 10-12 guys to five, then three, then two."
"He's a great coach, and all those people are great coaches. All sitting defensive coordinators at really good schools. I just felt like he was the right leader that I needed at this time."
Dabo made his first contact with Allen with a phone call Friday night, the day after Penn State lost to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.
