James Franklin said he got a call at about 5:40 a.m. two days after Ohio State won the national championship. He said he hadn’t even been in contact with Jim Knowles' agent to that point, and the call ...

After losing defensive coordinator Tom Allen to the Clemson Tigers, Penn State coach James Franklin needed to find a ...

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

Knowles’ introductory news conference was held at Pegula Ice Arena on Tuesday afternoon. PennLive’s Max Ralph and Bob ...

He is Penn State’s current defensive coordinator, formerly of Ohio State. He is like former PSU DCs Tom Allen and Manny Diaz ...

Franklin and Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national ...

James Franklin and Penn State ... on Monday by officially hiring Jim Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions' ability ...

New Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said Tuesday the Nittany Lions are "so close" to winning their first ...

James Franklin ... hiring Jim Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions' ability to poach their Big Ten rival's defensive coordinator (to fill the hole created by Tom Allen going to Clemson ...

Jim Knowles said that growing up in Philadelphia ... football to make a base salary of at least $3 million. He replaced Tom Allen, who left Penn State to become Clemson's defensive coordinator.