Knowles, Penn State's first-year DC, recently mentioned two PSU corners in connection with his nickel defensive back position ...

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

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 ...

Penn State’s defensive front will be led by two of the premier linemen in the country – tackle Zane Durant and end Dani ...

led by first-year coordinator Jim Knowles. There's two well-placed bye weeks. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

Here was Franklin on the 6-2, 305-pound Gilliam, a tackle, in early April: “Xavier Gilliam’s been a guy that, as you guys saw in the winter workouts, really flashed, and he’s doing it here (in spring) ...

The longer Penn State quarterback Drew Allar weighed his options, the more he thought how sweet it would be to bring a national championship to Happy Valley.

Perhaps Jim Knowles was saving one of Penn State’s best for late August. Knowles, the Nittany Lions’ defensive coordinator, ...

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

James Franklin called this his best combination of personnel and coaches at Penn State. So let's rank their rooms.

STATE COLLEGE | Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is deliberate not only with how he runs his defense but also in how he answers questions. He’s soft-spoken and relaxed, often taking ...

Knowles’ scheme is known as one of the more complex in college football. He runs a 4-2-5, similar to the system former defensive coordinator Tom Allen ran at Penn State in 2024.