Knowles has developed a quick bond with offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and likes where the Nittany Lions' defense is headed.

Jim Knowles didn’t get much of a break after ... Before joining forces with Franklin, the coordinators had faced each other twice. Knowles’ Oklahoma State defense held Kotelnicki’s Kansas ...

Jim Knowles has a reputation for building elite defenses. He did it at Ohio State a year ago during the Buckeyes’ run to a national championship. Knowles even built some good ones at Oklahoma ...

His Jayhawks were stifled in 2021 in a 55-3 drubbing against Oklahoma State ... defensive plays from the opposing sideline was Jim Knowles. Knowles and Kotelnicki are now coworkers after James ...

The Oklahoma defensive coordinator position has ... And lots of people think that someone is Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Speaking at media day ahead of the College Football ...

Penn State’s defense is turning the page, and with Jim Knowles taking over as defensive coordinator, it’s doing so with a ...

STATE COLLEGE — Jim Knowles has taken an extremely passive ... “And then you also have Jim’s time at Duke, his time at Oklahoma State, his time at Ohio State and how he’s refined his ...

Player to watch: Jalil Farooq caught 89 career passes at Oklahoma until breaking his ... The Nittany Lions snagged Jim Knowles, who just coordinated the No. 1 defense in college football last ...

And we’ll always wonder what OU’s defense could look like with Jim Knowles running it for the ... s great value in the analyst additions Oklahoma has made. Former Tulsa head coach Kevin ...

He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and ... NFL assistant who arrived in February after Jim Knowles' departure for Penn State. Atkinson follows ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — It didn’t take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago. Then ...