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

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 ...

Jim Knowles landed at Penn State less than a week after helping Ohio State win the national championship. In those precious days following the College Football Playoff finale, the sought-after ...

Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s defensive coordinator in a Tuesday press conference, a little more than a week after news broke that he was leaving Ohio State. Knowles joining Penn State is ...

Which makes Knowles’ decision to leave for the same position with Big Ten rival Penn State stunning. The 59-year-old Philadelphia native praised Ohio State and coach Ryan Day Tuesday at his ...

Knowles, who helped lead Ohio State to a national championship, believes he can help Penn State achieve the same success. He plans to implement a defensive scheme that gives players clear answers and ...

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

The gap between good and great in college football can be miniscule. Games are won and lost in the margins, and that’s why ...

Penn State’s first-year DC directed a championship defense at Ohio State last season. His 2021 Oklahoma State defense put up extraordinary numbers. Knowles even has head coaching experience (Cornell).

Naturally, there were questions about why new Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles did that when he left Ohio State ...

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

Jim Knowles, Penn State's new defensive coordinator, brought his Penn State football history and some Philly ethos to his first meeting with the Nittany Lions. Knowles, whom Penn State hired away ...