James Franklin's off-season media availability became slightly heated when asked how the Jim Knowles hire went down ...

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

In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that point in January, they ...

This would be yet another major hire for Ryan Day and Ohio State to replace Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator.

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

Jim Knowles did not attend Ohio State football's championship celebration before leaving for Penn State. One Big Ten coach ...

Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...

Many said that Knowles knew how to control a room as soon as he walked in. Others looked forward to the ways they'll be used ...

Michigan football fans didn't exactly have a reason to fear former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, who improved ...

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

In Audrey Snyder's latest for The Athletic, she revealed that Penn State had its eyes on Knowles since maybe even before he left Oklahoma State for Columbus. Franklin had him as a potential candidate ...

James Franklin and Jim Knowles describe the 'excruciating' and 'painstaking' work they're performing with the Nittany Lions' defense.