When Penn State’s defense is in a 4-2-5, the expectation is the fifth defensive back will be able to do a little bit of ...

Penn State opened a portion of its practice Tuesday evening, with several coaches and players speaking to the media following ...

Penn State has made a massive splash by hiring Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to take the same job with the Nittany Lions. He replaces Tom Allen, who left PSU to become Clemson's ...

Cornerbacks and defensive linemen have been the recent focus of Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles in his Defender of the Day updates. But Knowles, in his first year of running the Nittany ...

Developing young defensive linemen is one of Penn State’s top priorities in preseason camp. All-American edge rusher Abdul ...

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. The former Ohio State ...

Here are our bold predictions for Penn State football in 2025. Christopher Sheppard: Penn State will be the best road team in ...

FILE – Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles shouts to his team during an NCAA college spring football game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Coordinator Kerry Coombs was fired ...

Knowles, who spent the last three seasons directing Ohio State's defenses, inherits proven Penn State playmakers at every ...

When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have ...

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 coach James Franklin will never go by “Jim,” but he is a big fan of Jim Knowles. Here’s what Franklin had to say about him during a past press conference.