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 ...

The Nittany Lions' new defensive coordinator opened up about leaving Ohio State for Penn State after winning a national ...

Jim Knowles landed at Penn State less than a week after helping Ohio State win the national championship. In those precious ...

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 ...

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 ...

Penn State football has added two new analysts to James Franklin’s support staff. Both have ties to new defensive coordinator ...

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 ...

James W. SATTAZAHN, 76, of Roulette, PA, formerly of Mechanicsburg, died January 30, 2025. Born February 15,1948, in Philadelphia, he was the son of William W. and ...

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 ...

either by creating resentment among other staffers (Knowles?) or because the former student would hesitate to overrule or reprimand his mentor. Or, as might have happened against Michigan ...