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 ...

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

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

In the offseason after winning the national title, the Ohio State Buckeyes lost their top two assistant coaches in offensive ...

As a fourth-year head coach at Norman, Brent Venables is officially entering a pivotal year in 2025, facing unprecedented ...

Knowles had options, and Penn State had to open up the checkbook to get the well-regarded coach to Happy Valley.

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.

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 did not attend Ohio State football's championship celebration before leaving for Penn State. One Big Ten coach ...

Knowles, a Philadelphia native, has fond memories of Penn State football from his childhood and is eager to contribute to the program's legacy. New Penn State football defensive leader Jim Knowles has ...

To begin the offseason for the Ohio State Buckeyes, they suffered a couple of major losses. First and foremost, defensive ...