Tapping into Knowles’ brilliance could be the difference between a top-10 unit and one that pushes Penn State to be the ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that ...

As Ryan Day looks to hire his fourth defensive coordinator in seven seasons, here are potential candidates to replace Jim ...

Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...

Franklin and Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national championship began the process.

Penn State's James Franklin explained, for the first time, of hiring away top defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio ...

On Sunday afternoon, multiple reports surfaced suggesting Penn State is finalizing the contract with Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to continue in the same position with the Nittany ...

Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten rival. Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its defensive coordinator. According to multiple reports, Knowles reached a ...

If agreed to, the hire would be among Franklin's splashiest moves in his 11 years with the program. Franklin hired Manny Diaz as defensive coordinator in 2022 and then Tom Allen last season, both ...

Jim Knowles was the defensive coordinator the last three seasons ... decision to leave for the same position with Big Ten rival Penn State stunning. The 59-year-old Philadelphia native praised ...

Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten rival. Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its defensive coordinator. According to multiple reports, Knowles reached ...

Penn State football coach James Franklin confirmed the news Monday morning. “Join me in welcoming Jim Knowles back to his home in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Defensive Coordinator of ...