Penn State football coach James Franklin and Jim Knowles describe the "excruciating" and "painstaking" work they're ...

Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...

In a new interview, Penn State's defensive coordinator says he's going to build the No. 1 defense with the Nittany Lions.

When Franklin reached out to Knowles this offseason, the head coach didn’t need to pitch how important it was to have strong defenses at Penn State. Whether it was Brent Pry, Manny Diaz or Tom ...

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 football reportedly will make former Ohio State Buckeye Jim Knowles the highest-paid assistant coach in the nation.

From warp speed to deliberate plod, Virginia Tech football coach Brent Pry worked at varying ... but one of Pry’s former Penn State linebackers, the Cardinals’ Jesse Luketa, put Siefkes ...

Jim Knowles landed at Penn State less than a week after helping Ohio State win the national championship. In those precious days following the College Football Playoff finale, the sought-after ...

Rahne has some connection to Pry. Before taking the head coaching job at Old Dominion, Rahne was the offensive coordinator for Penn State, while Brent Pry was the defensive coordinator for the ...

BLACKSBURG — Brent Pry was in the early stages of putting ... when he received a phone call from a former player at Penn State. Jesse Luketa, who played linebacker during Pry’s time as the ...

Tuesday morning Penn State introduced new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, a seasoned coach James Franklin lured away from ...