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

Tom Allen did a commendable job during his only season as Penn State’s defensive coordinator. The Nittany Lions finished No.

It’s going to be Jim Knowles’ Penn State defense in 2025. And it’s going to be Dan Connor’s Penn State linebacker group this ...

Even though Penn State just recently landed Jim Knowles this offseason, James Franklin had his eyes set on the former Ohio State defensive coordinator years ago. Believe it or not, this may have been ...

And then, Tom Allen became the second last season a ... Now, he’s gone, and Jim Knowles is in town after three seasons at Ohio State. Where will he call plays in from for Penn State in 2025?

Penn State to hire Philly’s Jim Knowles to run its defense after three ... last season under Tom Allen, who’s now with Clemson. The 59-year-old Knowles credits Penn State’s sustained success ...

In the case of new defensive coordinator hire Jim Knowles, one of those non-negotiables would have been running a 4-3 or 4-2-5 base defense similar to that of Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen ...

STATE COLLEGE – Jim Knowles is an elite defensive coordinator ... He is like former PSU DCs Tom Allen and Manny Diaz in that way. They recognize what the hybrid football player can do.

Penn State’s current crop of assistants road with Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen, and they will now ride with Jim Knowles. “Deion and Dex and Terry and Dan, they’ve done a great job ...