Jim Knowles departed for Penn State just a few days after the team returned to Columbus from the national title game to ...

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

Jim Knowles said the decision to leave Ohio State and take the same defensive coordinator job at Penn State came down to returning to his home state. Knowles grew up in Philadelphia, though he ...

Jim Knowles was the defensive coordinator the last three seasons at Ohio State, which has as many resources as any college football team in the country. The Buckeyes won the national championship ...

Ohio State football lost numerous coaches throughout the last few months. It will add one back with former UCLA assistant ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State football formally introduced Jim Knowles as its next defensive coordinator Tuesday. Shortly into his press conference, Knowles was asked why he left Ohio State for ...

New Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles brings an accomplished background to Happy Valley, fresh off helping Ohio State capture a national championship. Among the more intriguing dynamics ...

Winning means losing. Ohio State captured the CFP title and quickly saw offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and defensive ...

Jim Knowles grew up in Philadelphia with an ... said Tuesday when he was introduced as the Nittany Lions’ defensive coordinator. “Any relationship I had (with Penn State) was in my mind ...

Jim Knowles' defense is not static and is certainly malleable to suggestions, but even a veteran coach has a breaking point with directives.  The coordinator reached his limit after three years at ...

Naturally, there were questions about why new Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles did that when he left Ohio State to join the Nittany Lions in January. Tuesday afternoon at his ...