Jim Knowles (born April 16, 1965) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at Penn State University. Knowles served as the head football coach at Cornell University from 2004 to 2009.

2025年2月3日 · Last week, their short marriage ended with Knowles bolting for rival Penn State. A bigger payday and more autonomy to run his scheme awaits him in State College, where he will be introduced...

2025年3月10日 · Jim Knowles, the defensive coordinator for Ohio State, has made a significant mark in college football. His salary of $1.9 million per year places him among the highest-paid assistants in the country.

2025年2月2日 · Jim Knowles strikes me as a modern-day Paladin. Nobody, of course, is harmed in his travels from campus to campus, serving as one of the most brilliant defensive coaches in memory. But as a...

2025年1月20日 · Knowles continued to build his reputation as a defensive unit builder while serving as Oklahoma State University’s defensive coordinator from 2018 to 2021, prior to joining Ohio State in 2021. Knowles was the third-highest-paid assistant in college football in 2024, earning $2.2 million.

2025年1月26日 · Jim Knowles will leave Ohio State and become the defensive coordinator for Penn State in one of this year’s bombshell coaching moves, according to multiple reports.

Jim Knowles is in his second season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ohio State University. His first Ohio State defense finished higher in 2022 in all four major defensive categories than in 2021, including significant improvements in total defense and passing defense.

Jim Knowles, the architect of one of the nation’s outstanding defenses the past two seasons at Oklahoma State University, took over as defensive coordinator at Ohio State University on Jan. 2. He also coaches the Ohio State linebackers.

2025年1月26日 · Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is leaving after three years for Oklahoma. Getty Images. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State head coach Ryan Day isn’t new to the idea that...

2025年3月8日 · Two months have passed since Jim Knowles accepted the defensive coordinator position at Penn State after a two-year stint in Columbus. Knowles has already started settling into his new Big...