STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that ...

Even though Penn State just recently landed Jim Knowles this offseason, James Franklin had his eyes set on the former Ohio ...

It’s been a busy last few months for Penn State’s football program, and we’re not talking about the finish to the Lions’ 13-3 ...

Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...

Q. When Tom Allen told you he was leaving, at that point, what would you say the chances were of you getting a Jim Knowles? Was he even on your short list? And does having him, what does it say to ...

Franklin met with the media in State College and shared his thoughts on Ja'Juan Seider leaving and the Jim Knowles hire.

After losing defensive coordinator Tom Allen to the Clemson Tigers, Penn State coach James Franklin needed to find a replacement capable of keeping the defense at a championship level. It’s safe ...

Few know the impact Jim Knowles can have on a defense better than James Franklin ... a Philadelphia guy and a Cornell grad, succeeds Tom Allen, who left Penn State after one season to become ...

College football’s offseason brings news almost daily and James Franklin seems pretty comfortable with it all.

STATE COLLEGE – Jim Knowles had been on James Franklin’s wish list as a ... Knowles replaced Tom Allen, who left Penn State after one season to become defensive coordinator at Clemson and ...