Penn State hiring Jim Knowles

Ryan Day may have already tried to tell us who the replacement will be for Jim Knowles at Ohio State
Ohio State was handed a big task right after their National Championship win over Notre Dame. The Buckeyes were hit with the reality that DC Jim Knowles would not be sticking around any longer. Following the season,
Ohio State football needs a new DC after Jim Knowles jumps to Penn State
However, Knowles wasn’t in attendance. About an hour later, reports surfaced that Knowles is leaving Ohio State to serve as Penn State’s next defensive coordinator. The move leaves Day searching for a replacement. Here’s who he might consider as he enters his seventh season as the Buckeyes' head coach.
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Less than a week after Ohio State's national title triumph, Jim Knowles left the Buckeyes coaching staff to become the defensive coordinator at Penn State.
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Without defensive coordinator Jim Knowles in attendance on a day sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel he was finalizing a deal to join Penn State, Ohio State celebrated its national championship with 30,000 Buckeyes fans on Sunday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.
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Ryan Day is once again dealing with the consequences of success in college football after leading Ohio State to a national championship.
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Guerrieri represents the continuity option. He's a Knowles guy through and through, initially coming with him to Ohio State as a senior analyst back in 2022. After a year apart at Indiana in 2023, Knowles missed him so much that he convinced Day to bring him back to Columbus, where he spent this past season as safeties coach.
What does Jim Knowles leaving for Penn State mean for Ohio State football?
The departure of defensive coordinator Jim Knowles adds a challenge for Ohio State, which was already dealing with heavy roster turnover on defense.
Penn State hires defensive coordinator Jim Knowles away from Ohio State
Penn State has hired Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator after he helped Ohio State win the national championship, according to multiple reports. The Buckeyes had hoped to keep the 59-year-old Knowles,
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The Ohio State Buckeyes surprisingly lost its defensive coordinator right after winning a national championship, with Penn State paying Knowles $3 million to leave Columbus. While Ryan Day likely made a strong pitch to keep Knowles in town,
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