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 ...

Jim Knowles didn’t get much of a break after helping Ohio State win a national championship in January. Just days later, he was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator ...

STATE COLLEGE – Jim Knowles carried a pen and paper as he surveyed the field inside Holuba Hall. Unlike his two immediate predecessors as Penn State defensive coordinator, Knowles quietly went ...

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 ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It didn't take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago. Then, Knowles was fresh ...

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said he'd still be with the ... football after the 2024 season when he moved to Penn State. The Pennsylvania native told ESPN that he “would ...

Apr 26, 2025; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive coordinator Jim Knowles walks on the field prior to the Blue White spring game at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It didn’t take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago. Then, Knowles was ...