Ohio State fans are familiar with Hafley who served as Day’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in 2019. The New Jersey native left the Buckeyes after one season to serve as ...

In the days following the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff Championship Game triumph, highly regarded defensive coordinator Jim Knowles jumped from Ohio State to Penn State for the same job ...

and that could work to his advantage as he takes over as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator. Patricia’s approach dating back to when he won two Super Bowls as the New England Patriots ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s national title defense will come with a new face running the defense. The Buckeyes are losing defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. After three seasons in ...

Matt Patricia, former New England Patriots defensive coordinator, steps into same role at Ohio State. Patricia's success with Patriots questioned as some attribute it to Bill Belichick's leadership.

This story was updated to reflect the hiring being made official. Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten rival. Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its ...

The importance of a top-notch defensive coordinator cannot be understated. As they say, "offense wins games while defense wins championships.

Here are 46 thoughts on Ohio State’s 46 scholarship defensive and special teams players entering the 2025 season.

It didn’t take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago. Then, Knowles was fresh off coaching Ohio ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day had praise for defensive coordinator Jim Knowles on Sunday. While ...