Venables was asked about the decision to become Oklahoma’s primary defensive play-caller in 2025. That move was made ...

Tapping into Knowles’ brilliance could be the difference between a top-10 unit and one that pushes Penn State to be the country’s best.

Former Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (center) enjoys a cigar and talks on the phone after defeating the Miami Hurricanes to win the Cheez-It Bowl Game at Camping World ...

Penn State's James Franklin explained, for the first time, of hiring away top defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio ...

Jim Knowles was the defensive coordinator the ... game’s best defensive minds during eight years at Duke and four at Oklahoma State before Ohio State hired him for the 2022 season.

Knowles spent eight years at Duke, four at Oklahoma State and three at Ohio State before joining James Franklin's Penn State football staff. The Franklin-Knowles relationship sounded solid ...

He’s coordinated defenses at Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Duke. Knowles has lived a fascinating and fruitful ... This could be the difference-maker for head coach James Franklin, whose record at ...

Jim Knowles' defense is not static and is certainly ... Knowles also fielded discussions with Oklahoma and Notre Dame, and rumors of a departure for the Sooners hit a fever pitch as the Buckeyes ...

Jim Knowles grew up in Philadelphia with an affinity ... often needed to find ways to maximize what he had. Whether at Oklahoma State, Duke or Western Michigan, Knowles’ system made him one ...

It's one reason why Franklin hired away Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles less ... and a new challenge pushed Knowles to consider opportunities at Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Penn State.

Jim Knowles is all in on Penn State’s national ... Eachus previously served as an assistant under Knowles at Oklahoma State, while Zdebski was a quality control analyst at Ohio State.

Jim Knowles said that growing up in Philadelphia ... was the defensive coordinator for Duke from 2010-17 and Oklahoma State from 2018-21 before joining the Buckeyes in 2022. He turned down ...