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James Franklin has picked up his first win over Ohio State since 2016.
Penn State poached Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles over the weekend. While Ryan Day and the Buckeyes were busy celebrating their first national title in 10 years with a party at Ohio Stadium, Knowles was putting pen to paper and signing a contract with Penn State that’ll see him making more than $3 million annually.
Knowles leaving Ohio State was no surprise. His name had been attached to other high-profile defensive coordinator openings, such as Oklahoma, and with rumblings about Knowles not having a perfect relationship with Day or Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson, plenty were speculating he was looking to get out. The fact he did so by making what’s considered a lateral move at best to Penn State surely raised an eyebrow or fifty.
Regardless of whether you saw it coming, it’s impossible to argue that this isn’t a significant win for Penn State and a serious statement of intent.
Penn State hires Jim Knowles from Ohio State, making him college football’s highest-paid defensive coordinator
Shehan Jeyarajah
New coordinators with big names are nothing new at Penn State. It feels like James Franklin is forced to replace his coordinators every offseason. On offense, it’s usually because it hasn’t worked. On defense, it’s because schools hire his guy away. After spending six seasons as defensive coordinator, Brent Pry was hired away by Virginia Tech following the 2021 season. He was replaced by Manny Diaz, who lasted two seasons before getting…
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Author : Tom Fornelli
Publish date : 2025-01-27 20:24:00
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