His cell phone rang. It was 5:06 a.m. Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles was calling about Penn State's open DC job. "To be honest with you," Franklin said, "I didn't know how serious it ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are off to a strong start with their 2026 recruiting class, and the next two months will be pivotal ...

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles claims he was asked not to attend the team's national championship celebration. Knowles felt his position at Ohio State had become awkward ...

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said he'd still be with the Buckeyes if the school offered him a contract extension earlier. Knowles became the highest-paid defensive ...

The college football coaching carousel took an unusual turn this offseason when Jim Knowles departed defending champion Ohio State for Penn State in a lateral move to become the Nittany Lions ...

Even a few months later, it is still shocking that former Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Jim Knowles left for the Big Ten rival Penn State Nittany Lions right after winning a national ...

Newly minted Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles wants to put the ... "Maybe I'll take less because Ohio State's a great place," Knowles said. But the contract offer, to Knowles' surprise ...

Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images Jim Knowles made a surprising move and left Ohio State to become the defensive coordinator at Penn State just days after leading the Buckeyes to the ...

Perhaps the biggest coaching splash of the college football offseason, acclaimed defensive coordinator Jim Knowles left Ohio State for Big Ten rival Penn State after securing a national championship.