"I would like to thank Coach Franklin, Pat Kraft and President Neeli Bendapudi for this opportunity to be the defensive coordinator at Penn State. I have always had a ton of respect for Coach ...

James Franklin has picked up his first win over Ohio State since 2016. Penn State poached Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles over the weekend. While Ryan Day and the Buckeyes were busy ...

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is reportedly headed to Penn State to serve in the same role, and Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin shared a message in response to the ...

When Penn State left the field after the 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9, James Franklin knew he had work to do. Franklin, though, didn’t realize then that he’d be ...

Penn State made its big move official on Monday morning, formally announcing the hiring of Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to be the Nittany Lions’ new play-caller. Knowles joins ...

Penn State and head coach James Franklin pulled off the unexpected with Knowles: They raided their top Big Ten rival, the recently-crowned Buckeyes, to find the latest architect of their superb ...

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"An enormous W for James Franklin and PSU. They just stole the #1 DC in the nation from the defending national champs and made him the highest-paid DC in CFB history. PSU should be the #1 ...