STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When Jim Knowles and David Cutcliffe navigated the Northeast, there was no telling how wide-ranging their conversations would be. Time spent in the car on recruiting trips ...

In the case of new defensive coordinator hire Jim Knowles, one of those non-negotiables would have been running a 4-3 or 4-2-5 base defense similar to that of Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen ...

In his first interview since becoming Penn State's defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles outlined not only his recruiting strategy but also the ethos he will bring to the Nittany Lions. "We're going ...

Jim Knowles wanted out of Ohio State. Before saying, “Duh, no kidding,” realize there are two ways to see the reasoning behind any job exit. 1. Running to something 2. Running from something.

There appears to be new information regarding Jim Knowles' Penn State hiring after he served as Ohio State's defensive coordinator for three seasons. This development nearly a month after Action ...

New Penn State football defensive leader Jim Knowles has only been on the job for a week. The 59-year-old Philadelphia native − the man regarded as arguably the best in the nation at what 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 ...

Still, coach James Franklin wants his program to take another step on the defensive side of the ball, and he moved closer to doing so this week when he lured Jim Knowles away from Ohio State with ...

Since then, Penn State has replaced defensive coordinator Tom Allen by hiring Jim Knowles away from Ohio State, hired Stan Drayton to replace running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider and paid for several ...