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 said ...

This story was updated to reflect the hiring being made official. Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten ...

moving to hire Jim Knowles, the defensive coordinator for national champion Ohio State. Though the hire won't be official until Monday, Penn State has made one of the most eye-catching moves of ...

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 ...

As Ryan Day looks to hire his fourth defensive coordinator in seven seasons, here are potential candidates to replace Jim ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It's official: Penn State has hired former Ohio State coordinator Jim Knowles to run their defense. Word that the Nittany Lions had poached him away from the Buckeyes ...

The scope of Ohio State’s defensive rebuild grew on Sunday. Reports surfaced of defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaving for ...

It is believed that Jim Knowles' base salary at Penn State ... mark of more than $4 million for the Nittany Lions' new defensive coordinator, sources with knowledge of the situation told CBS ...

Jim Knowles may have something up his sleeve next season when he takes over as Penn State's defensive coordinator.

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 last ...

Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten rival. Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its defensive coordinator. According to multiple reports, Knowles reached ...