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.

In recent years, he promoted Keenan Bailey and Laurinatis to full-time jobs, and they have thrived. Bailey, who just wrapped ...

Has Ryan Day established a philosophy regarding how he fills out his staff as Ohio State’s head coach? On this Friday episode ...

The dust had hardly settled off Ohio State’s National Championship run when Jim Knowles headed home to Penn State. In the ...

Ohio State is hiring Matt Patricia, who won two Super Bowls as the New England Patriots’ defensive coordinator, to be its new ...

The following deeds were transferred in Shelby County from Jan. 2-9: Jan. 2 SEC teams are on Monday’s college basketball schedule in two games, including the Kentucky Wildcats squaring off against… ...

Penn State’s ability to pry Jim Knowles, perhaps the country’s most highly regarded defensive coordinator, from defending national champion Ohio State signaled the all-in mindset coach James ...

STATE COLLEGE – Jim Knowles had been on James Franklin’s wish list as a potential Penn State defensive coordinator since at least 2021. But not until after Ohio State’s win over Notre Dame ...

It was about Jim Knowles, Ohio State's multimillion-dollar defensive coordinator. The man who had orchestrated the nation's No. 1 defense, helped it run through the College Football Playoffs to a ...

Ohio State is hiring former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of ...

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, a hybrid in his own right, has made a living at most of his coaching stops by maximizing what can be done with a position-less player. The ...