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

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 ...

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

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles talks about the defensive backs during media day on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine Attacked in DC: What We Know Ozzy Osbourne’s cause ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

According to junior defensive tackle Anthony Britton, that is what members of the Virginia defensive line have taken to ...

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 ...

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