Tapping into Knowles’ brilliance could be the difference between a top-10 unit and one that pushes Penn State to be the ...

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers did a phenomenal job when they landed former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that ...

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

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 ...

Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants, left Penn State to become head coach at Virginia Tech. Knowles wound up ...

The 59-year-old Knowles reportedly is signing a three-year contract worth more than $9 million, which makes him the highest-paid coordinator in the country. His hiring, which became official Monday ...

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

STATE COLLEGE – Jim Knowles had been on James Franklin ... places in the country that can actually say that.” Knowles replaced Tom Allen, who left Penn State after one season to become ...

Welcome to the grind of brutal losses and soul searching, Penn State. No team avoids it on the road to the national title.

Knowles also praised Penn State coach James Franklin for building "a real ... for nearly a decade under Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen. Knowles recognized that and his role in continuing ...

Jim Knowles' defense is not static and is certainly malleable to suggestions, but even a veteran coach has a breaking point with directives.  The coordinator reached his limit after three years at ...