Knowles said. Knowles also praised Penn State coach James Franklin for building "a real defensive culture" within the program. Penn State has had highly ranked defenses for nearly a decade under ...

James Franklin has long admired Knowles, who drew other interest after helping the Buckeyes win the national title. Ohio State reportedly offered him a new contract that fell short of Penn State ...

For Penn State and coach James Franklin, it’s a coup to add Knowles to an already strong defensive coaching staff and to take him away from Ohio State, the conference’s gold standard ...

Knowles spent eight years at Duke, four at Oklahoma State and three at Ohio State before joining James Franklin's Penn State football staff. The Franklin-Knowles relationship sounded solid ...

to join James Franklin's staff instead. Despite being Cornell's head coach from 2004-09, Knowles said he doesn't have aspirations beyond helping "Penn State win the national championship and be ...

STATE COLLEGE – Why Penn State? Why now? That was the question asked of new PSU defensive coordinator Jim Knowles late in his introductory press conference on Tuesday afternoon at Pegula Ice Arena.

Jim Knowles strikes me as a modern-day Paladin ... Dear Mr. White: Thank you for your response to James’ letter. Any so-called OSU “fan” who sent or posted threatening messages or mentioned ...

The Buckeyes just lost offensive coordinator Chip Kelly to the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders a week after losing defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to Penn State. Winning a national title opens the door ...