Jim Knowles basically feels right at home at Penn State due to his Philadelphia roots and that reflects in his coaching ...

After leaving the Buckeyes and joining the Penn State Nittany Lions as the new DC, Jim Knowles will coach for the first time ...

As he grew up in North Philadelphia, Jim Knowles recalls, the family television had only three channels. On Sundays, Knowles remembers watching the highlights of the Penn State game from the previous ...

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

New defensive coordinator Jim Knowles met the Penn State football media for the first time. Here's what we learned ...

To John: Nobody in the Ohio State program is talking, but there's something very odd about Knowles' departure. Leaving to be a head coach would make sense. Leaving for the same position at a lesser ...

Jim Knowles said the decision to leave Ohio State and take the same defensive coordinator job at Penn State came down to returning to his home state. Knowles grew up in Philadelphia, though he said ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Jim Knowles grew up in Philadelphia with an affinity for Penn State football. As a kid, he watched the Nittany Lions on the weekly sports highlight show, a staple of Sunday ...

Jim Knowles was the defensive coordinator the ... same position with Big Ten rival Penn State stunning. The 59-year-old Philadelphia native praised Ohio State and coach Ryan Day Tuesday at his ...

Jim Knowles said that growing up in Philadelphia he "dreamed" of being at Penn State. Now the Nittany Lions' new defensive coordinator, Knowles said his new dream is helping Penn State capture its ...