Penn State’s defensive front will be led by two of the premier linemen in the country – tackle Zane Durant and end Dani ...

Zakee Wheatley leads a group of Nittany Lions safeties who expect to flourish under their new defensive coordinator.

Knowles, Penn State's first-year DC, recently mentioned two PSU corners in connection with his nickel defensive back position ...

True freshman corner Daryus Dixson was a defensive standout for Penn State in the Blue-White game in the spring.

Knowles’ scheme is known as one of the more complex in college football. He runs a 4-2-5, similar to the system former defensive coordinator Tom Allen ran at Penn State in 2024. The former Ohio State ...

Freshman Chaz Coleman play little defense at Warren G. Harding High. But he has made a strong first impression on Penn State's James Franklin and Jim Knowles.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the defending champion of the college football world, but that earned them only so much respect ...

What is usually a nickel corner in most 4-2-5 defenses is a chess piece for Knowles — and should be the key to unlocking the ...

Penn State opened a portion of its practice Tuesday evening, with several coaches and players speaking to the media following ...

When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have ...

Ohio State is hungry for a Big Ten title, but Penn State has a loaded roster and OSU's ex-defensive coordinator as the ...

Knowles’ scheme is known as one of the more complex in college football. He runs a 4-2-5, similar to the system former defensive coordinator Tom Allen ran at Penn State in 2024.