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's defensive coordinator, at least for that moment, tried to find context.

Penn State has made a massive splash by hiring Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to take the same job with the Nittany Lions. He replaces Tom Allen, who left PSU to become Clemson’s defensive coordinator.

Ohio State has lifted the trophy after a decade in a breathtaking final at Atlanta last week. The post Shocking Culprit in Jim Knowles’ $10M Penn State Move Exposed As Ryan Day Targets Curt Cignetti’s Right-Hand Man for OSU appeared first on EssentiallySports.

When it comes to recruiting, James Franklin rarely takes a backseat. He proved that again Sunday when he lured Ohio State’s defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, to Penn State. Of course, money helped.

When it comes to recruiting, James Franklin rarely takes a backseat. He proved that again Sunday when he lured Ohio State’s defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, to Penn State. Of course, money helped.

By Neil Rudel [email protected] When it comes to recruiting, James Franklin rarely takes a backseat. He proved that again Sunday when he lured Ohio State’s defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, to Penn State.

Penn State is making a big move by bringing in Jim Knowles as their new defensive coordinator. According to reports, Knowles is leaving Ohio State to join the

Peyton Manning knows a thing or two about feeling behind. The clock is ticking and it's now or never. In what some consider the greatest quarterback rivalry of all-time -- think Ali-Frasier or Magic-Bird -- Manning was on the losing end to a Mr.

What good is money if you can't develop your program with it? The post Insider Reveals Notre Dame’s $3M Plans for Jim Knowles While Brent Venables and Oklahoma Circle the Same Goal appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Penn State finished No. 4 in the metric under former defensive coordinator Tom Allen. Allen left the Nittany Lions to join Clemson as its defensive coordinator in early January. Knowles is an ...

Penn State’s job became open when Tom Allen left to become Clemson’s defensive coordinator after one season. The Mirror will have more details in Monday’s print edition.

His move to join the Nittany Lions comes after ex-Penn State coordinator Tom Allen departed for Clemson. According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, the two sides reached an agreement on a three-year ...