Time spent in the car on recruiting trips for Cutcliffe, then Duke’s head coach and Knowles, his defensive coordinator, wasn’t only about football. “We’d take some long rides in the car ...

The emphasis Franklin puts on having an elite defense wasn’t lost on Knowles, who until arriving at Ohio State often needed to find ways to maximize what he had. Whether at Oklahoma State, Duke ...

Knowles came to Stillwater after an eight-year run at Duke, where he was an integral part in leading the Blue Devils to five bowl appearances in his last six years – a feat that had never previously ...

Knowles best season was 2005, when Cornell went 6-5. In 2010, then-Duke head coach David Cutcliffe hired Knowles (they had worked together at Mississippi) to become his defensive coordinator.

who is coming off a great first season as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils. Franklin mentioned to Snyder that Knowles was always a bit of a dream candidate for him at Penn State.

Manny Diaz left after the 2023 season to take the head coach job at Duke, Allen departed shortly after the end of the most recent campaign to join the Clemson staff and Knowles arrives now as the ...

Staples sees Knowles as a strong college defensive coordinator, citing his success at Duke, Oklahoma State and Ohio State. “When he [Knowles] had the best players, he was absolutely lights out ...