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

Knowles, Penn State's first-year defensive coordinator, praised a linebacker and a defensive back, respectively, for their ...

Knowles said Durant suggested Durant is the kind of lineman who will help force the entire defense to be designed in a ...

Few defensive coordinators in the country have the reputation that Jim Knowles does. The leader of the Nittany Lions’ defense ...

When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have answers for the players to be able to succeed.” He believed all the tools were ...

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 football coach James Franklin talks about the defense and installation of defensive coordinator Jim Knowles' ...

Knowles’ toughness, forged on the streets of North Philadelphia, and his intelligence, developed in Catholic grade schools ...

Knowles brought his scouting report of Allar and the Nittany Lions' offense to Happy Valley. Allar called Knowles' feedback ...

The Penn State Nittany Lions' new defensive coordinator is one of the best in the business and is already receiving preseason ...

Ohio State is hungry for a Big Ten title, but Penn State has a loaded roster and OSU's ex-defensive coordinator as the ...

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