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

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

On Wednesday’s episode of the "Andy & Ari On3" podcast, college football analyst Andy Staples broke down the debate between Ohio State's defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and Penn State’s Jim Knowle ...

Jim Knowles grew up in Philadelphia with an affinity ... often needed to find ways to maximize what he had. Whether at Oklahoma State, Duke or Western Michigan, Knowles’ system made him one ...

Jim Knowles' defense is not static and is certainly malleable to suggestions, but even a veteran coach has a breaking point with directives.  The coordinator reached his limit after three years at ...

Jim Knowles said that growing up in Philadelphia ... was the defensive coordinator for Duke from 2010-17 and Oklahoma State from 2018-21 before joining the Buckeyes in 2022. He turned down ...

STATE COLLEGE | So why did Jim Knowles leave Ohio State for Penn State ... Knowles spent eight years at Duke, four at Oklahoma State and three at Ohio State before joining James Franklin's ...

It's one reason why Franklin hired away Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles less ... and a new challenge pushed Knowles to consider opportunities at Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Penn State.

He reportedly had offers from Oklahoma and Notre Dame ... There are bountiful breakdowns of Jim Knowles’ defensive scheme. Former Nittany Lion Landon Tengwall does a really nice job breaking ...

It was about Jim Knowles, Ohio State's multimillion-dollar ... In the meantime, blue-blood programs such as Oklahoma and Notre Dame, both also in need of defensive coordinators, were reportedly ...