A former player saw it early, and so did Penn State first-year defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Both believe redshirt ...

What James Franklin, new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said about Penn State football Frank Bodani, York Daily Record Mon, Jan 27, 2025 · 2 min read ...

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 Brent Pry ...

When Penn State’s defense is in a 4-2-5, the expectation is the fifth defensive back will be able to do a little bit of ...

James Franklin’s job called into question after turning Penn State into the Dallas Cowboys, analyst says originally appeared ...

Jim Knowles Praises James Franklin's 'Defensive Culture' at Penn State In a new interview, Penn State's defensive coordinator says he's going to build the No. 1 defense with the Nittany Lions.

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 ...

Penn State's James Franklin and Jim Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national championship began the process.

Franklin has yet to get Penn State over the hump of winning a national title, so hiring Knowles could help that. Penn State opens its college football season on Aug. 30 against Nevada.

Penn State wasted no time hiring Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator, coach James Franklin said Tuesday. The process unfolded “pretty quickly” due to past conversations with Knowles when the ...

James Franklin denies bad blood between Jim Knowles, Ohio State football upon Knowles' acceptance of DC role Zain Bando February 13, 2025 • 9:50 am PST ...

Franklin said this about Knowles in a Monday press release: "Join me in welcoming Jim Knowles back to his home in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Defensive Coordinator of Penn State Football.