James Franklin knows what he is getting in Jim Knowles. The former Ohio State defensive coordinator didn’t come cheap. If a ...

Penn State is getting ready to return to the practice field for its second week of preseason camp. Before the pads come on, ...

Knowles’ scheme is known as one of the more complex in college football. He runs a 4-2-5, similar to the system former defensive coordinator Tom Allen ran at Penn State in 2024. The former Ohio State ...

When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have ...

Few defensive coordinators in the country have the reputation that Jim Knowles does. The leader of the Nittany Lions’ defense ...

The preseason Coaches Poll was released on Monday, and the Penn State football team came in at No. 3. Not a bad ranking at all, but Heather Dinich thinks that the Nittany Lions should be the No. 1 ...

PennLive’s Penn State coverage team of Joe Hermitt, Johnny McGonigal, Bob Flounders and Max Ralph were at PSU’s lengthy Media ...

Knowles’ toughness, forged on the streets of North Philadelphia, and his intelligence, developed in Catholic grade schools ...

Heather Dinich believes in Penn State this fall, and she went so far as to say the Nittany Lions should be preseason No. 1 ...

Two linebackers who did not participate in Penn State’s spring football practice already have drawn praise from new defensive ...

Knowles brought his scouting report of Allar and the Nittany Lions' offense to Happy Valley. Allar called Knowles' feedback ...

Ohio State is hungry for a Big Ten title, but Penn State has a loaded roster and OSU's ex-defensive coordinator as the ...