Jim Knowles would join James Franklin's Penn State football staff after three seasons at Ohio State, where he won a national championship.

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

Jim Knowles was the defensive coordinator the last three seasons at Ohio State, which has as many resources as any college ...

Jim Knowles is at his most comfortable hiding in an office, door closed, with a cup of coffee as he dissects plays and draws up game plans. He's not a mystery in the Ohio State football facility, but ...

Penn State has officially hired Jim Knowles away from Ohio State to be its next defensive coordinator. The news of the massive change broke Sunday and was officially announced by the university on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles responded Saturday during to the rumors linking him to OU's opening.

After Michigan football ran, ran again, and ran some more against rival Ohio State in 2021, Ryan Day recognized that he needed to make something of a drastic change. Out was longtime OSU staffer Kerry ...

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 ...

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

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