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Ohio State football’s defensive coordinator is leaving for a Big Ten opening
Penn State lures defensive coordinator Jim Knowles away from Ohio State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has lured Tom Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with the national champion Buckeyes for three years.
Penn State hires Ohio State DC Knowles
Clemson stole Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen. Penn State responded by stealing Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles on Sunday, much to the disappointment of OU and Notre Dame, which both cast come-hither eyeballs at Knowles.
Defensive coordinators have outpaced offensive coordinators in wages for years now. Of the top 15 highest-paid coordinators in 2024, 11 are defensive play-callers. Nine of those have inked new deals since the start of the 2022 college football season.
Penn State is hiring Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, per multiple reports. What will Knowles have to work with in Happy Valley?
Penn State has been on the lookout for a new defensive coordinator for the past two weeks. That is how long ago Tom Allen decided to leave Penn State after one year to become the defensive coordinator at Clemson. So what exactly has been taking Penn State so long to name his replacement on James Franklin’s staff?
The hiring of Tom Allen as Clemson’s new defensive coordinator is already having an impact on the recruiting trail. Allen, who was hired away from Penn State, was introduced as the
Tom Allen wore a weary smile in Penn State's locker room after the Orange Bowl as he surveyed a silent, still group of players hurting over the Nittany Lions' 27-24 loss to Notre Dame. Penn State ...
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney shares what impact Matt Luke had on his decision to hire Tom Allen as defensive coordinator.
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