Tom Allen did a commendable job during his only season as Penn State’s defensive coordinator. The Nittany Lions finished No.

Jim Knowles did not attend Ohio State football's championship celebration before leaving for Penn State. One Big Ten coach ...

Most of the defensive coordinators throughout the James Franklin era at Penn State have called plays from field level on game day. Bob Shoop was one exception. And then, Tom Allen became the second ...

Tapping into Knowles’ brilliance could be the difference between a top-10 unit and one that pushes Penn State to be the ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that ...

Since then, Penn State has replaced defensive coordinator Tom Allen by hiring Jim Knowles away from Ohio State, hired Stan ...

Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its defensive coordinator ... Penn State had an opening because ...

Even though Penn State just recently landed Jim Knowles this offseason, James Franklin had his eyes set on the former Ohio ...

It's official: Penn State has hired former Ohio State coordinator Jim Knowles to run their defense ... Last year, Franklin hired former Indiana coach Tom Allen to run his defense after Manny ...

Jim Knowles celebrates after Ohio State’s national ... SMU and Boise State in the first two rounds. Knowles replaces Tom Allen, the former Indiana head coach who left Penn State after one ...

It's one reason why Franklin hired away Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles less than one week ... play-caller in as many years, following Tom Allen, who recently departed for Clemson.

After losing defensive coordinator Tom Allen to the Clemson Tigers ... It’s safe to say he accomplished that goal. Ohio State DC Jim Knowles helped make the Buckeyes defense one of the best ...