Tom Allen did a commendable job during his only season as Penn State’s defensive coordinator. The Nittany Lions finished No.

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

Even though Penn State just recently landed Jim Knowles this offseason, James Franklin had his eyes set on the former Ohio ...

It’s been a busy last few months for Penn State’s football program, and we’re not talking about the finish to the Lions’ 13-3 ...

James Franklin knew he had work to do. Franklin, though, didn’t realize then that he’d be spending the next two weeks or so looking for a new defensive coordinator after Tom Allen left to take ...

Coming off an Orange Bowl appearance and Big Ten title runners-up season, Penn State is still adjusting to fix the defense that former defensive coordinator Tom Allen was building. In a Super Bowl ...

Franklin met with the media in State College and shared his thoughts on Ja'Juan Seider leaving and the Jim Knowles hire.

Q. When Tom Allen told you he was leaving, at that point, what would you say the chances were of you getting a Jim Knowles? Was he even on your short list? And does having him, what does it say to ...

After losing defensive coordinator Tom Allen to the Clemson Tigers, Penn State coach James Franklin needed to find a replacement capable of keeping the defense at a championship level. It’s safe ...

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

College football’s offseason brings news almost daily and James Franklin seems pretty comfortable with it all.

James Franklin has picked up his first win over ... who lasted two seasons before getting the head coach job at Duke. Tom Allen spent the 2024 season with the Lions before taking the same job ...