Jim Knowles, Ohio State and James Franklin

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
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.
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.
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
Jim Knowles explains why he left Ohio State to join Penn State
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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Former Ohio State football defensive coordinator Jim Knowles answers why he left for PSU
Jim Knowles said the decision to leave Ohio State and take the same defensive coordinator job at Penn State came down to returning to his home state. Knowles grew up in Philadelphia, though he ...
Why Jim Knowles walked: Philosophical clash at Ohio State leads to fresh start, historic payday at Penn State
Jim Knowles' defense is not static and is certainly malleable to suggestions, but even a veteran coach has a breaking point with directives.  The coordinator reached his limit after three years at ...
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Michigan fans must love Ohio State's Jim Knowles successor after their front-row seat
In the wake of Ryan Day promoting Brian Hartline and Keenan Bailey from within to be Ohio State's co-offensive coordinators, he made another questionable hire in replacing Jim Knowles on defense ...
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College football coaching carousel tracker: Ohio State to make Matt Patricia DC
Ohio State lost its previous coordinator, Jim Knowles, to Penn State in January. The Buckeyes had the top overall defense and scoring defense in 2024. Coach Prime has added another former NFL ...
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 ...