In the case of new defensive coordinator hire Jim Knowles, one of those non-negotiables would have been running a 4-3 or 4-2-5 base defense similar to that of Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen ...

It is believed that Jim Knowles' base salary at Penn State already puts ... The 59-year-old just completed a season coaching the nation's No. 1 defense for the national champions.

Penn State football coach James Franklin and Jim Knowles describe the "excruciating" and "painstaking" work they're ...

Franklin and Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national ...

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has officially ... Penn State’s poaching of Knowles fresh off a national championship at the head of Ohio State’s defense. On Tuesday night ...

After guiding the Buckeyes defense for three seasons ... college coordinator ever to make at least $3 million in base salary. Jim Knowles celebrates after Ohio State’s national championship ...

Jim Knowles made a move few have in the course of college football history, leaving a program fresh off a national championship for a conference rival. The decorated defensive coordinator had at ...

Ohio State has offered Jim Knowles a contract ... last January with an annual base salary worth $2.2 million that is eligible ...

Does OU football really need Venables to step away from what he’s best at? Does anyone believe that Venables can turn into a Bob Stoops or Barry Switzer, coaches who oversaw the program with Midas ...

New Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said Tuesday the Nittany Lions are "so close" to winning their first ...

Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its defensive coordinator ... posters and print keepsakes Knowles has transformed Ohio State’s defense in his three seasons. He took over a unit ...