Knowles had options, and Penn State had to open up the checkbook to get the well-regarded coach to Happy Valley.

Penn State's James Franklin explained, for the first time, of hiring away top defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio State.

Penn State's James Franklin and Jim Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days ...

Penn State made one of the biggest hires of the offseason, poaching away Jim Knowles from Ohio State. Knowles was the ...

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Jim Knowles, the former Ohio State DC, is James Franklin’s $9.3 Million Man. The Buckeyes, who recently knocked off Notre Dame 34-23 in the national championship game, were ranked No. 1 in FBS ...

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 ...

James Franklin has picked up his first win over Ohio State since 2016. Penn State poached Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles over the weekend. While Ryan Day and the Buckeyes were busy ...

"I would like to thank Coach Franklin, Pat Kraft and President Neeli Bendapudi for this opportunity to be the defensive coordinator at Penn State. I have always had a ton of respect for Coach ...

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is reportedly headed to Penn State to serve in the same role, and Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin shared a message in response to the ...

"An enormous W for James Franklin and PSU. They just stole the #1 DC in the nation from the defending national champs and made him the highest-paid DC in CFB history. PSU should be the #1 ...

Penn State football coach James Franklin accomplished that goal with a big swing, moving to hire Jim Knowles, the defensive coordinator for national champion Ohio State. Though the hire won't be ...