Coach Dennis is a happily married man. He is married to his lovely wife, Alisson Allen.

Alisson has been at his side during his life’s ups and downs, and she is one of the coach’s most ardent supporters. Unfortunately, Alisson is not included on Wikipedia’s official page, but her husband is.

Dennis began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach under his previous coach R. C. Slocum at Texas A&M, according to his profile.

He worked mainly with secondary students while getting a master’s degree in kinesiology at Texas A&M College of Education from 1996 to 1999.

In 1998, he earned his bachelor’s degree. Allen was the secondary coach at Tulsa from 2000 to 2001.

After Rob Ryan was dismissed, he took over as defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints on November 16, 2015. He formerly worked as a defensive assistant with the Saints.