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

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 ...

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

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

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

Franklin met with the media in State College and shared his thoughts on Ja'Juan Seider leaving and the Jim Knowles hire.

The Nittany Lions' new defensive coordinator opened up about leaving Ohio State for Penn State after winning a national ...

Knowles, who helped lead Ohio State to a national championship, believes he can help Penn State achieve the same success. He ...

The talent won’t necessarily be the same. Penn State’s 2025 defense isn’t going to be identical to Jim Knowles’ 2024 defense ...

James Franklin covered a wide range of topics Tuesday in his first appearance with local media of the offseason, ranging from hiring Jim Knowles to Drew Allar’s confidence heading into 2025. After all ...

Knowles was introduced as Penn State's defensive coordinator on Tuesday, one week after he left Ohio State to take the job.