Many said that Knowles knew how to control a room as soon as he walked in. Others looked forward to the ways they'll be used ...

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In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that point in January, they ...

James Franklin and Jim Knowles describe the 'excruciating' and 'painstaking' work they're performing with the Nittany Lions' defense.

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 ...

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

Few defensive coordinators in college have a better-looking resume than Jim Knowles. Penn State’s first-year DC directed a ...

Jim Knowles' defenses have thrived with a unique position. Will he use it at Penn State, and who could play it?

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

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

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