When James Franklin and Co. The post PSU Insider Clears Feelings on Jim Knowles’ Secret Weapons as James Franklin’s Biggest ...

Here we are, more than two months removed from the end of Penn State football’s impressive run to the college football ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...

“For me, it was a no-brainer for Jim Knowles,” Kraft told reporters. After Tom Allen left for Clemson in mid-January, speculation arose that Penn State might not find a similarly talented ...

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 ...