4 days ago · Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles hopes to light victory cigar, add CFP title to lengthy resume. Brandon Marcello . Meanwhile, Ohio State loses eight starters on defense, including its ...

Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s defensive coordinator in a Tuesday press conference, a little more than a week after news broke that he was leaving Ohio State. Knowles joining Penn ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Ohio State will have a new defensive coordinator in 2025 as Jim Knowles is leaving the Buckeyes to take on the same role at Penn State.

Jim Knowles is in his second season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ohio State University. His first Ohio State defense finished higher in 2022 in all four major defensive categories than in 2021, including significant improvements in total defense and passing defense.

Jan 26, 2025 · Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is leaving for the same position at Penn State. Ohio State made an attempt to keep Knowles, whose current contract does not expire for another two years. Knowles was reportedly given an offer to be the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football, but he has decided to move on after helping ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Ohio State had offered Knowles a contract extension that would make him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football. Michigan’s Wink Martindale will make $2.75 million in 2025.

Jan 27, 2025 · STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has lured Jim Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with the national champion Buckeyes for three years. Knowles replaces Tom Allen, who left to take the same job with Clemson after Penn State fell to ...

Jim Knowles, the architect of one of the nation’s outstanding defenses the past two seasons at Oklahoma State University, took over as defensive coordinator at Ohio State University on Jan. 2. He also coaches the Ohio State linebackers.

Jim Knowles is in his second season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ohio State University. His first Ohio State defense finished higher in 2022 in all four major defensive categories than in 2021, including significant improvements in total defense and passing defense.

Jan 26, 2025 · Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is leaving after three years for Oklahoma. Getty Images. By . Stephen Means, cleveland.com; COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State head coach Ryan Day isn’t ...