The Ohio State-Penn State matchup kicks off the month of November in the Big Ten, but the stakes going into it are likely the biggest in over a decade. The Buckeyes have won the last eight meetings, but now Penn State may have a case to change all of that when it heads to Columbus this season.
Fresh off winning the 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship, Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day was rewarded with a three-year contract extensi
Tapping into Knowles’ brilliance could be the difference between a top-10 unit and one that pushes Penn State to be the country’s best.
James Franklin has been busy hiring former Ohio State assistant coaches to join his staff. Pretty soon the Penn State football program might just snatch the Buckeyes’ national title honors.
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Jim Knowles did not attend Ohio State football's championship celebration before leaving for Penn State. One Big Ten coach came to Knowles' defense.
Sports includes James Franklin among the most likely coaches to be the next first-time national championship winner.
Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants, left Penn State to become head coach at Virginia Tech. Knowles wound up going to Ohio State and the Lions ended up hiring Manny Diaz, who enjoyed two very successful seasons before he became head coach at Duke.
STATE COLLEGE – Jim Knowles had been on James Franklin’s wish list as a potential Penn State defensive coordinator since at least 2021. But not until after Ohio State’s win over Notre Dame ...