In the case of new defensive coordinator hire Jim Knowles, one of those non-negotiables would have been running a 4-3 or 4-2-5 base defense similar to that of Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen ...

Knowles' base salary is $3.1 million ... We look forward to having Jim and his family join us in Happy Valley." Under Knowles' direction, the Ohio State defense led college football in points ...

Penn State has hired Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles in ... Dispatch reported that Knowles will owe Ohio State a buyout payment of 30 percent of his base salary, which would be ...

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has bunkered ... press conference in early February, Knowles didn't get into great detail about the defense he'll run at Penn State.

It was about Jim Knowles, Ohio State's multimillion-dollar defensive coordinator. The man who had orchestrated the nation's No. 1 defense, helped it run through the College Football Playoffs to a ...

While a one-point loss at Oregon, in which the Buckeyes gave up 32 points and nearly 500 total yards, did lead to changes, the Scarlet and Gray were still not Knowles' defense. Their base remained ...

Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its defensive ... posters and print keepsakes Knowles has transformed Ohio State’s defense in his three seasons. He took over a unit ...

The Nittany Lions made former Ohio State coordinator Jim Knowles the highest-paid ... win a national championship next season. Knowles’ defense at Ohio State was instrumental to the Buckeyes ...

Jim Knowles' blockbuster contract at Penn State ... 5 (per the Montgomery Advertiser), Durkin will earn $2.5 million in base salary in 2025, more than double his 2024 salary of $1.2 million.