Week 1 isn’t going to be the best version of the 2025 defense. And in the expanded College Football Playoff era, it doesn’t need to be.

James Franklin and Jim Knowles describe the 'excruciating' and 'painstaking' work they're performing with the Nittany Lions' defense.

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

Auburn football defensive coordinator DJ Durkin is getting a big pay raise as he has reportedly signed a contract extension ...

Jim Knowles' blockbuster contract at Penn State set a high-water mark for assistant coach salaries, and now Auburn defensive ...

Jim Knowles landed at Penn State less than a week after helping Ohio State win the national championship. In those precious days following the College Football Playoff finale, the sought-after ...

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 ...

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

The Big Ten has knocked the SEC off college football's summit the past two years. In an early look at 2025, Kirk Bohls likes Penn State to continue that trend.

The rumors turned out to be true, as on Wednesday news broke that Notre Dame football will hire Chris Ash as its new defensive coordinator.

Jim Knowles ... Crossword Puzzle. Knowles played an instrumental role in Ohio State’s march to a national championship during the 2024 season, overseeing a loaded unit that finished first among all ...

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 ...