Tapping into Knowles’ brilliance could be the difference between a top-10 unit and one that pushes Penn State to be the ...

James Franklin's off-season media availability became slightly heated when asked how the Jim Knowles hire went down ...

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

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

To begin the offseason for the Ohio State Buckeyes, they suffered a couple of major losses. First and foremost, defensive ...

Jim Knowles said the decision to leave Ohio State and take the same defensive coordinator job ... for me growing up in the inner city was the epitome of college football when I was a kid. “I was never ...

Ohio State keeps losing by winning. The Buckeyes just lost offensive coordinator Chip Kelly to the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders a ...

First and foremost, defensive coordinator Jim Knowles decided to walk away. After Knowles, Ohio State also lost ... the "epitome" of college football. “Penn State for me, growing up in inner ...

Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim ... program. Ohio State had offered Knowles a contract extension that would make him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football.

It has raided its top Big Ten rival, the recently-crowned national champion Ohio State Buckeyes, to find the latest architect of its defense, Jim Knowles — and make him the highest-paid assistant ...