Knowles is the Lions’ fourth defensive coordinator in five seasons. He follows Tom Allen, who left for Clemson. Manny Diaz preceded him. And, Brent Pry held the role on James Franklin’s staff ...

last season under Tom Allen, who’s now with Clemson. The 59-year-old Knowles credits Penn State’s sustained success on defense, despite multiple coordinators in recent years, to coach James ...

STATE COLLEGE — Most of the defensive coordinators throughout the James Franklin era at Penn ... Bob Shoop was one exception. And then, Tom Allen became the second last season a couple of ...

At that point in January, they found out defensive coordinator Tom Allen was leaving for Clemson ... championship game to inform him that Jim Knowles was open to discussing the Penn State ...

It’s going to be Jim Knowles’ Penn State defense in 2025. And it’s going to be Dan Connor’s Penn State linebacker group this year. Officially. Penn State is now listing Connor, a standout linebacker ...

In the wake of Tom Allen leaving Penn State to become the ... It may have seemed strange that Penn State was able to land Jim Knowles very soon after Ohio State won the College Football Playoff ...

Penn State’s current crop of assistants road with Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Tom Allen, and they will now ride with Jim Knowles. “Deion and Dex and Terry and Dan, they’ve done a great job ...