Jim Knowles had plenty of things to occupy his time this past spring. Penn State’s first-year defensive coordinator had to ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are three weeks away from opening the season at home against the Texas Longhorns. Ahead of their ...

Penn State football defensive coordinator Jim Knowles will soon game plan against Ohio State. Did he criticize Ryan Day and ...

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 ...

Knowles, who spent the last three seasons directing Ohio State's defenses, inherits proven Penn State playmakers at every ...

Nov 4, 2023; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Jim Knowles watches warm-ups during the NCAA football game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium.

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

The way Ohio State’s 2022 season ended hasn’t shaken Jim Knowles’ confidence in what his defense can become. Not that it doesn’t still bother him. In fact, quite the opposite.

Ohio State football's defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, discusses how good his unit could be in 2024.

Ohio State Jim Knowles and Ohio State’s defense building confidence in each other for Notre Dame challenge Updated: Aug. 31, 2022, 2:12 p.m. | Published: Aug. 31, 2022, 6:00 a.m.

Now a full spring camp into Jim Knowles’ tenure at Ohio State, the Buckeye defense may actually be ahead of schedule as it continues to build toward a dramatic one-year turnaround this offseason.

Through four games, Ohio State is unbeaten and Knowles’ new-look Buckeye system has the defense up to No. 11 nationally in FEI. Strides are being made. Let’s take a look at how … ...