A s 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 ...

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

Two weeks ago, Jim Knowles was basking in the afterglow ... him as the head of coach James Franklin's defense. Knowles, a Philadelphia native who has spoken of his admiration for the program ...

Penn State made a major coaching hire this month when it poached defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from the national ... Penn State is reportedly paying the Philadelphia native $3 million annually ...

Jim Knowles." Knowles is a Philadelphia native who grew up watching Penn State games, so this will be a homecoming of sorts. Feels like Penn State is all in for the 2025 season, and could easily ...

New Penn State football defensive leader Jim Knowles has only been on the job for a week. The 59-year-old Philadelphia native − the man regarded as arguably the best in the nation at what he ...

Instead of watching defensive coordinator Jim Knowles get a promotion ... aspiration to play for Penn State while growing up in Philadelphia. “I'm grateful for my time at Ohio State and the ...

Penn State's James Franklin explained, for the first time, of hiring away top defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio State.

Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its defensive coordinator ... an average annual salary of $3.1 million. Knowles is a Philadelphia native. In a statement, Knowles said ...

Penn State head coach James Franklin called Knowles “a strong strategist and excellent defensive mind.” The hiring is a homecoming of sorts for Knowles, who grew up in the Philadelphia area.