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 ...

James Franklin knew he had work to do. Franklin, though, didn’t realize then that he’d be spending the next two weeks or so looking for a new defensive coordinator after Tom Allen left to take ...

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.

Coming off an Orange Bowl appearance and Big Ten title runners-up season, Penn State is still adjusting to fix the defense that former defensive coordinator Tom Allen was building. In a Super Bowl ...

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.

James Franklin and Penn State football made ... Big Ten rival's defensive coordinator (to fill the hole created by Tom Allen going to Clemson) didn't happen though without a significant financial ...