Knowles has developed a quick bond with offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and likes where the Nittany Lions' defense is headed.

Jim Knowles didn’t get much of a break after ... Before joining forces with Franklin, the coordinators had faced each other twice. Knowles’ Oklahoma State defense held Kotelnicki’s Kansas ...

Jim Knowles has a reputation for building elite defenses. He did it at Ohio State a year ago during the Buckeyes’ run to a national championship. Knowles even built some good ones at Oklahoma ...

His Jayhawks were stifled in 2021 in a 55-3 drubbing against Oklahoma State ... defensive plays from the opposing sideline was Jim Knowles. Knowles and Kotelnicki are now coworkers after James ...

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

The Oklahoma defensive coordinator position has ... And lots of people think that someone is Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Speaking at media day ahead of the College Football ...

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 ...

In addition, Oklahoma made a big swing to try and poach championship defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio State. Instead, Knowles opted to join Penn State. After missing on Knowles ...

And we’ll always wonder what OU’s defense could look like with Jim Knowles running it for the ... s great value in the analyst additions Oklahoma has made. Former Tulsa head coach Kevin ...

He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and ... NFL assistant who arrived in February after Jim Knowles' departure for Penn State. Atkinson follows ...

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