Knowles is the Lions’ fourth defensive coordinator in five seasons. He follows Tom Allen, who left for Clemson. Manny Diaz preceded him. And, Brent Pry held the role on James Franklin’s staff ...
last season under Tom Allen, who’s now with Clemson. The 59-year-old Knowles credits Penn State’s sustained success on defense, despite multiple coordinators in recent years, to coach James ...
STATE COLLEGE — Most of the defensive coordinators throughout the James Franklin era at Penn ... Bob Shoop was one exception. And then, Tom Allen became the second last season a couple of ...
Jim Knowles is the third defensive coordinator in as many seasons at Penn State. He’s taking over for Tom Allen who had the Nittany Lions elite on that side of the ball. In 2024, Penn State was ...
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.
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 ...
Since then, Penn State has replaced defensive coordinator Tom Allen by hiring Jim Knowles away from Ohio State, hired Stan Drayton to replace running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider and paid for several ...