What led Jim Knowles to Penn State from Ohio State: ‘This is where he wanted to be’
Tapping into Knowles’ brilliance could be the difference between a top-10 unit and one that pushes Penn State to be the ...
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Tom Allen did a commendable job during his only season as Penn State’s defensive coordinator. The Nittany Lions finished No.
Dan Connor coaching Penn State’s linebackers? The program great did plenty of it in 2024, too
It’s going to be Jim Knowles’ Penn State defense in 2025. And it’s going to be Dan Connor’s Penn State linebacker group this ...
James Franklin and Penn State actually had their eyes set on Jim Knowles years ago
Even though Penn State just recently landed Jim Knowles this offseason, James Franklin had his eyes set on the former Ohio State defensive coordinator years ago. Believe it or not, this may have been ...
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Will Jim Knowles call the Penn State defense from the coaches box or the field?
And then, Tom Allen became the second last season a ... Now, he’s gone, and Jim Knowles is in town after three seasons at Ohio State. Where will he call plays in from for Penn State in 2025?
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Philly’s Jim Knowles brings his defensive success to Penn State, saying the Lions are ‘so close to winning it all’
Penn State to hire Philly’s Jim Knowles to run its defense after three ... last season under Tom Allen, who’s now with Clemson. The 59-year-old Knowles credits Penn State’s sustained success ...
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Clemson hiring Tom Allen ranks as a Top 3 coordinator hire for 2025 season
Tom Allen's arrival at Clemson is already turning heads, as 247Sports has ranked him the No. 2 best coordinator hire in ...
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How Jim Knowles plans to install his defensive scheme at Penn State: ‘Kind of an excruciating process’
In the case of new defensive coordinator hire Jim Knowles, one of those non-negotiables would have been running a 4-3 or 4-2-5 base defense similar to that of Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen ...
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Penn State DC Jim Knowles on his time growing up in Philly: ‘I was a guttersnipe’
STATE COLLEGE – Jim Knowles is an elite defensive coordinator ... He is like former PSU DCs Tom Allen and Manny Diaz in that way. They recognize what the hybrid football player can do.
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Knowles wants to win it all at Penn State
Penn State’s current crop of assistants road with Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen, and they will now ride with Jim Knowles. “Deion and Dex and Terry and Dan, they’ve done a great job ...