Jim Knowles arrived in Happy Valley with the reputation of the best collegiate defensive coordinator in the country. He also ...

Penn State is just over a week away from embarking on the biggest season of the James Franklin era. The Nittany Lions and ...

Perhaps Jim Knowles was saving one of Penn State’s best for late August. Knowles, the Nittany Lions’ defensive coordinator, ...

Zakee Wheatley leads a group of Nittany Lions safeties who expect to flourish under their new defensive coordinator.

Knowles, Penn State's first-year DC, recently mentioned two PSU corners in connection with his nickel defensive back position ...

Knowles then took the Duke defensive coordinator gig and ran with it from 2010-17, before DC stints at Oklahoma State and, most recently, Ohio State. Penn State added this on his accomplishments: ...

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles previously has singled out a linebacker, two cornerbacks and a safety in early ...

Ohio State is hungry for a Big Ten title, but Penn State has a loaded roster and OSU's ex-defensive coordinator as the ...

Redshirt freshman Jaylen Harvey is the third Penn State defensive linemen to earn recognition during preseason practices.

UNIVERSITY PARK — When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have answers for the players to be able to succeed ...

What is usually a nickel corner in most 4-2-5 defenses is a chess piece for Knowles — and should be the key to unlocking the best defense in the country. Knowles puts a lot on that player’s plate ...

Jim Knowles embraces Penn State’s ‘culture of collaboration’ as defensive coordinator New Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has been a resource for Andy Kotelnicki, Drew Allar and ...