Ohio State, Jim Knowles and Buckeyes

What a Big Ten coach said about Jim Knowles missing Ohio State football’s celebration: Buckeye Breakfast
Jim Knowles did not attend Ohio State football's championship celebration before leaving for Penn State. One Big Ten coach came to Knowles' defense.
James Franklin denies bad blood between Jim Knowles, Ohio State football upon Knowles' acceptance of DC role
James Franklin's off-season media availability became slightly heated when asked how the Jim Knowles hire went down
What will Ohio State do without Jim Knowles? How different will 2025 be? Buckeyes mailbag
Answering your questions about Ohio State's national title run and what's next with Jim Knowles and a long list of seniors leaving.
Why did Jim Knowles leave Ohio State football for Penn State? Here’s what he said
Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State's defensive coordinator on Tuesday. Here's what he said about leaving Ohio State football.
James Franklin and Penn State actually had their eyes set on Jim Knowles years ago
In Audrey Snyder's latest for The Athletic, she revealed that Penn State had its eyes on Knowles since maybe even before he left Oklahoma State for Columbus. Franklin had him as a potential candidate to join his staff years ago.
Ohio State Buckeyes Received Subtle Shade from Jim Knowles
To begin the offseason for the Ohio State Buckeyes, they suffered a couple of major losses. First and foremost, defensive coordinator Jim Knowles decided to wal
James Franklin speaks on how Penn State lured Jim Knowles from Ohio State
James Franklin said he got a call at about 5:40 a.m. two days after Ohio State won the national championship. He said he hadn’t even been in contact with Jim Knowles' agent to that point, and ...
James Franklin explains how Penn State football hired Jim Knowles away from Ohio State
Penn State's James Franklin explained, for the first time, of hiring away top defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio State.
Ohio State Buckeyes Defender Fires Pointed Message at Jim Knowles
Right after the Ohio State Buckeyes won the national championship, rumors started running rampant about the future of defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. It did
Penn State’s James Franklin describes Jim Knowles hiring as “twisting, turning process”
Jim Knowles had been on James Franklin’s wish list as a potential Penn State defensive coordinator since at least 2021. But not until after Ohio State’s win over Notre Dame in the national title game last month did Franklin think the Nittany Lions’ chances of hiring Knowles away from the Buckeyes were legitimate.
Ohio State's plans to find its Jim Knowles replacement was thwarted by Hugh Freeze
With the Ohio State Buckeyes still needing to replace Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator, they apparently tried to poach ...
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Mailbox: Is Jim Knowles just a 'gunslinger', or is there more to him leaving Ohio State?
Jim Knowles strikes me as a modern-day Paladin ... I doubt it was about mere money − Ohio State would have written a ...
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Ohio State football defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaves for Penn State
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 ...