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Penn State poaching Jim Knowles sends clear message: James Franklin, Nittany Lions ready to take next step

James Franklin has picked up his first win over Ohio State since 2016. Penn State poached Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles over the weekend. While Ryan Day and the Buckeyes were busy celebrating their first national title in 10 years with a party at Ohio Stadium,

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Penn State could mimic Michigan's College Football Playoff run, but James Franklin isn't Jim Harbaugh

Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.

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Penn State football | Nittany Lions hire former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles

Penn State football coach James Franklin announced the hiring of Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator Monday morning. Knowles reportedly will earn $3.1 million annually over three years to become the highest-paid coordinator in college football history.

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Who will be next coach to win first national title? Steve Sarkisian, James Franklin among names at forefront

Ohio State coach Ryan Day spent the weekend celebrating the program's ninth national championship, a crowning achievement for ...

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James Franklin stresses CFP uniformity: 'Everybody should be in a conference'

DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- While discussing the opportunity that awaits Penn State in the College Football Playoff, coach James Franklin said Wednesday that the showdown against Notre Dame is ...

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Penn State football's James Franklin on improving CFP: Make Notre Dame join a conference

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. − James Franklin turned to his right at the interview podium here, motioning to the man in charge of his College Football Playoff opponent. The Penn State football ...

Ranking James Franklin’s best coordinator hires during his time at Penn State

Fresh from a long run to the college playoff semifinal round, James Franklin jump-started Penn State’s 2025 offseason with a splash hire. Jim Knowles, the defensive coordinator on Ohio State’s 2024 ...

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James Franklin says 'everybody should be in a conference' ahead of Notre Dame CFP game vs Penn State

and ahead of his team’s College Football Playoff semifinal game against Notre Dame, Penn State coach James Franklin said he believes that “everybody should be in a conference,” citing a ...

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How did Penn State football coach James Franklin vote in final US LBM Coaches Poll ballot?

Penn State's historic 2024-25 season comes to an official close with the final US LBM Coaches Poll. See how James Franklin ...

Where did James Franklin, other coaches rank Penn State in final top 25 poll?

James Franklin, Pat Narduzzi, Mike Locksley and other coaches had different rankings for Penn State in the USA Today Coaches ...

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James Franklin Says Nick Saban Isn't Happy With Him Over Idea for New CFB Job

Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach James Franklin has a singular focus this week of getting his program ready to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football ...

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James Franklin or Marcus Freeman will be first Black head coach in FBS championship

There's going to be a Black head coach playing for a national championship for the first time in college football Bowl Subdivision ... This moment with Franklin and Freeman (no relation) is ...

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