Penn State, Jim Knowles and James Franklin

Penn State hiring Jim Knowles from Ohio State is a major win for James Franklin
Knowles could have stayed at Ohio State and signed a new contract. Oklahoma reportedly tried to pry him away from Columbus. Notre Dame, after losing Al Golden to the NFL, had interest. But Penn State won out, securing arguably the best coordinator in college football.
Penn State could mimic Michigan's College Football Playoff run, but James Franklin isn't Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.
Jim Knowles believes Penn State is close to winning a title. He wants to make it happen.
The Nittany Lions' new defensive coordinator opened up about leaving Ohio State for Penn State after winning a national championship — and how he thinks he can help the football team he always viewed as the sport's gold standard.
Penn State went all-in on Jim Knowles. But the new DC craved the home-state reunion too
Knowles was introduced as Penn State's defensive coordinator on Tuesday, one week after he left Ohio State to take the job.
Jim Knowles drops truth bomb on Penn State football's title aspirations
After Penn State football added Jim Knowles, the defensive coordinator comments on what his aspirations are with the team.
Will James Franklin be college football's next first-time national championship coach?
Franklin was named one of the most likely coaches to win his first national championship next season in a recent story by CBS ...
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James Franklin explains how recruiting works at a home College Football Playoff game
Ahead of the Penn State Nittany Lions‘ first trip to the College Football Playoff, head coach James Franklin shared his approach to recruiting and how that process works at a home Playoff ...
James Franklin stresses CFP uniformity: 'Everybody should be in a conference'
Penn State coach James Franklin stressed the need for uniformity around college football, especially as it relates to the College Football Playoff, and said every team should be in a conference.
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Penn State football's James Franklin on improving CFP: Make Notre Dame join a conference
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. − James Franklin turned to his right at the interview podium here, motioning to the man in charge ...
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Penn State's James Franklin Weighs in on Big Ten, SEC and the College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff yelling season is in full swing ... So on Wednesday, Penn State coach James Franklin was asked to evaluate the strength of the Big Ten this season. He responded by ...
Where James Franklin ranks in 2025 top coaches ranking
Ari Wasserman of On3 took his crack at ranking the top 25 coaches in 2025, and Franklin's ranking seems to be lagging.
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James Franklin or Marcus Freeman will be first Black head coach in FBS championship
There's going to be a Black head coach playing for a national championship for the first time in college football Bowl Subdivision ... This moment with Franklin and Freeman (no relation) is ...
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Where did James Franklin go to college?
James Geoffrey Franklin is the Head Coach of the Penn ... Penn State has ranked in the top 12 of the College Football Playoff final rankings six times under his leadership. In 2022, ...
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James Franklin reacts to Beau Pribula’s departure from Penn State ahead of College Football Playoff
One of the realities of the current college football calendar affected Penn State in a negative way Sunday when quarterback Beau Pribula, the team's top backup behind starter Drew Allar and a part ...
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Jim Knowles Leaks Ryan Day's Secret Championship Recipe to James Franklin After Confirming Deep Penn State Connection
The Big Ten is turning into a real-life Lion King saga. The post Jim Knowles Leaks Ryan Day's Secret Championship Recipe to ...