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 ...
Penn State Tackles the 'Painstaking' Process of Installing a New Defense
James Franklin and Jim Knowles describe the 'excruciating' and 'painstaking' work they're performing with the Nittany Lions' defense.
Ohio State's plans to find its Jim Knowles replacement was thwarted by Hugh Freeze
Oh, this is something... With the Ohio State Buckeyes still needing to replace Jim Knowles at defensive coordinator, Ryan Day apparently had his eyes set on som ...
Penn State's James Franklin Details the 'Twisting' Process of Hiring Jim Knowles
Franklin and Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national ...
Penn State’s James Franklin describes Jim Knowles hiring as “twisting, turning process”
Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...
Ohio State offer led to Auburn giving DJ Durkin new deal: report
It was a sudden offer from Ohio State that led Auburn to give defensive coordinator DJ Durkin a contract extension, a report ...