Knowles spent the past three seasons in Columbus with Ryan Day and the Buckeyes and the four years before that at Oklahoma State. It’s clear that Franklin and Penn State had Knowles at the top ...

Franklin would task Knowles with turning Penn ... unit as he did at Ohio State. "I think Jim Knowles is the best defensive coordinator in the country," Ohio State coach Ryan Day said before ...

Penn State is preparing to wrap up its impressive 2025 recruiting class. Could it add to it by National Signing Day?

Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten rival. Penn State announced Monday it ... if he expects Knowles back, OSU coach Ryan Day said, “Yeah, I would expect him back.” ...

Penn State football looks to be finalizing the biggest hire of the James Franklin era. The Nittany Lions are reportedly landing arguably the top defensive coordinator in the nation, taking Jim ...

Penn State football fans watched the national championship game from home the last two seasons, as rivals Michigan and Ohio State hoisted back-to-back trophies for the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions ...

Ohio State fans are familiar with Hafley who served as Day’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in 2019. The New Jersey native left the Buckeyes after one season to serve as ...

After guiding the Buckeyes defense for three seasons, Jim Knowles is jumping ship to Penn State after the Nittany Lions offered him a three-year contract worth $3.1 million per season, according ...

Penn State made its big move official on Monday morning, formally announcing the hiring of Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to be the Nittany Lions’ new play-caller. Knowles joins ...

Penn State football will boast one of the nation's top rosters in 2025, and the most complete one yet in coach James Franklin's 11th season. But it will carry a warning label, for now. A team ...

Penn State is finalizing a deal to hire Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, according to multiple reports. But what will Knowles, who replaces new Clemson defensive coordinator Tom Allen ...

Last offseason, Ohio State made key transfer portal acquisitions, paid big to retain its best players and spent millions on a splashy coordinator hire. This offseason, it’s Penn State’s turn.