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

Jim Knowles said the decision to leave Ohio State and take the same defensive coordinator job at Penn State came down to ...

Sources: Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is finalizing a three-year deal to become the new defensive coordinator at Penn State. It averages $3.1 million over three years. pic.twitter ...

This story was updated to reflect the hiring being made official. Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten rival. Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its ...

Hiring a new defensive coordinator just became the top priority to start Ohio State’s offseason. With Jim Knowles’ decision to leave Ohio State for Penn State on Sunday, the Buckeyes must now ...

Jim Knowles was the defensive coordinator the last three seasons at Ohio State, which has as many resources as any college football team in the country. The Buckeyes won the national championship last ...

Penn State football coach James Franklin accomplished that goal with a big swing, moving to hire Jim Knowles, the defensive coordinator for national champion Ohio State. Though the hire won't be ...

Penn State has lured Jim Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Jan. 27 to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with the national champion ...

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 ...

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 ...