Cornerbacks and defensive linemen have been the recent focus of Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles in his Defender of the Day updates. But Knowles, in his first year of running the Nittany ...

Knowles, who spent the last three seasons directing Ohio State's defenses, inherits proven Penn State playmakers at every ...

When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have ...

Knowles’ scheme is known as one of the more complex in college football. He runs a 4-2-5, similar to the system former defensive coordinator Tom Allen ran at Penn State in 2024. The former Ohio State ...

Penn State cornerbacks Kenny Woseley Jr. and Audavion Collins previously have been singled out by defensive coordinator Jim ...

When Penn State’s defense is in a 4-2-5, the expectation is the fifth defensive back will be able to do a little bit of ...

Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — It didn’t take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago.

Penn State has made a massive splash by hiring Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to take the same job with the Nittany Lions. He replaces Tom Allen, who left PSU to become Clemson's ...

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 ...

Jim Knowles is the reason Jim Knowles no longer works for Ohio State While Dinich's article provides some clarity on the matter, I cannot say that it paints Knowles in the best of light.

Knowles was reportedly offered a five-year contract at $1.3 million per season by Oklahoma State. Ohio State blew that out of the water with an offer that was 46% higher (though for fewer years).

Jim Knowles went to Cornell and worked in Wall Street before coaching Knowles played football for Cornell in the 1980s and was a three-year letterman and All-Ivy League selection.