Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has developed a quick bond with offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and likes ...

Penn State’s defense is turning the page, and with Jim Knowles taking over as defensive coordinator, it’s doing so with a ...

STATE COLLEGE — Jim Knowles has taken an extremely passive ... “And then you also have Jim’s time at Duke, his time at Oklahoma State, his time at Ohio State and how he’s refined his ...

As Jim Knowles takes over as Penn State’s defensive ... got to get our best 11 guys on the field,” Franklin said. “At Oklahoma State and other places, that may have been three safeties.

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables defended his choice to take over defensive playcalling during a wide-ranging interview with "Josh Pate's College Football Show." Venables, a legendary defensive ...

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables ... Venables pursued former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, but OU ultimately lost out to Penn State. So, Venables decided to hire Nate ...

Mar. 25—The first of 15 spring practices for Penn State on Tuesday evening will officially begin James Franklin's 12th year at the helm, and the expectations have likely never been higher.

Ohio State, Texas, LSU, Oklahoma, and USC are among the brand ... The orientation of new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, hired from Ohio State to replace Tom Allen, has progressed to a point ...

Not that head coaches don't have a say -- and there are some, like ... last season. Knowles will undoubtedly maintain Penn State's strong level of defensive play under coach James Franklin as ...

So where that experience helps is Jim's been doing it long enough to understand we got to get our best 11 guys on the field. At Oklahoma State and other places, that may have been three safeties.

If you scroll first-year Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles‘ Twitter feed ... The tradition dates back to the Philadelphia native’s first preseason camp at Oklahoma State, and it stretches ...