Knowles would fill the void on Penn State’s staff left by Tom Allen, who accepted the same position with Clemson earlier this month.

According to reports, Penn State is finalizing a deal to lure defensive coordinator Jim Knowles away from Ohio State.

Ohio State football asked former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to not show up to the Buckeyes championship celebration.

However, Knowles wasn’t in attendance. About an hour later, reports surfaced that Knowles is leaving Ohio State to serve as Penn State’s next defensive coordinator. The move leaves Day searching for a replacement. Here’s who he might consider as he enters his seventh season as the Buckeyes' head coach.

and then certainly no depth behind it," Day said of Knowles in late October. "So, he had to be creative about what he was doing there. Decision was made a long time ago that we have the D-linemen here at Ohio State that can play with four down linemen."

Ohio State’s defensive coordinator is celebrating winning a national championship with a new contract — from one of their rivals.

Ohio State asked defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to skip the team's College Football Playoff national championship celebration while he considered a

James Franklin and Penn State hiring defensive coordinator Jim Knowles away from Big Ten rival Ohio State made waves across the college football landscape.

Ohio State has offered Jim Knowles a contract that would make him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football, a source told The Dispatch. Michigan’s Wink Martindale was the ...

After he helped guide Ohio State to a national championship, Jim Knowles is finalizing a deal with Penn State to become the highest paid defensive coordinator in college football, ESPN reported Sunday.

It was the furthest thing from a happy ending between the newly minted Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and his former school.