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 ...

Before Jim Knowles was hired as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator — before he became the highest paid assistant coach in college football and before he won a national championship at Ohio ...

Jim Knowles, Penn State's new defensive coordinator, brought his Penn State football history and some Philly ethos to his first meeting with the Nittany Lions. Knowles, whom Penn State hired away ...

Penn State sent shockwaves through the college football world in the past few days when it poached Jim Knowles away from Ohio State to be its new defensive coordinator James Franklin. News broke ...

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has jumped ship after three seasons, signing a historic $9.3 million deal with the Penn State Nittany Lions. After reaching the Orange Bowl this ...

“We will be back.” Franklin took a significant step late last week when he hired Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to run his defense and replace Tom Allen, who left for the same ...

REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT IN Penn State has lured Jim Knowles away from Ohio State.The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position ...

Fresh off a national championship run with Ohio State, Buckeyes defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has accepted the same position at Big Ten rival Penn State. Knowles is expected to become the ...

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 ...

Spirits were high in Columbus over the weekend as fans continued to celebrate the national championship win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from a few days before. Until Sunday afternoon.

The program introduced former Ohio State assistant coach Jim Knowles as its new defensive coordinator in a release Monday morning. The stunning hire of the Knowles, regarded as the nation's top ...