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

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 ...

In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that point in January, they ...

This would be yet another major hire for Ryan Day and Ohio State to replace Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator.

Ohio State is still searching for a replacement for Jim Knowles as the team’s next defensive coordinator, and now a former ...

For the second season in a row and the third time in four seasons, Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin was ...

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

Ohio State is searching for a new defensive coordinator after Jim Knowles left for the same position at Penn State, and one ...

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There are few schools with bigger expectations every season than Penn State. Head coach James Franklin knows that well. Now, he thinks that the school’s commitment is matching those expectations. This ...

Jim Knowles just established a new marketplace. The renowned defensive coordinator led Ohio State to the 2024 College Football Playoff Championship, had a salary around $2 million and also bonus ...