Clemson stole Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen. Penn State responded by stealing Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles on Sunday, much to the disappointment of OU and Notre Dame, which both cast come-hither eyeballs at Knowles.

Penn State is hiring Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, per multiple reports. What will Knowles have to work with in Happy Valley?

Defensive coordinators have outpaced offensive coordinators in wages for years now. Of the top 15 highest-paid coordinators in 2024, 11 are defensive play-callers. Nine of those have inked new deals since the start of the 2022 college football season.

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,

Penn State formally hired Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to the same position Monday morning. Knowles replaces Tom Allen, who left after one year to become the defensive coordinator at Clemson.

Allen, who was the defensive coordinator this year at Penn State, just helped the Nittany Lions have another top defense. They allowed just 16.5 points and 294.8 yards per game while posting 44 sacks, 124 tackles for loss, and 25 turnovers with 20 picks, four going for scores, and five fumble recoveries.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney shares what impact Matt Luke had on his decision to hire Tom Allen as defensive coordinator.

College football just wrapped up its national championship campaign, with Ohio State emerging the historic winner of the first 12-team field, and while the 2025

One of Clemson’s newly offered recruiting targets has announced his four finalists. 4-star DB Kaden Gebhardt (Olentangy, Lewis Center, Ohio) released his group of finalists on Tuesday with

The hiring of Tom Allen as Clemson’s new defensive coordinator is already having an impact on the recruiting trail. Allen, who was hired away from Penn State, was introduced as the

Knowles is a Philadelphia native and has made stops as defensive coordinator with Western Michigan, Duke, and Oklahoma State prior to his three seasons with Ohio State. The former Indiana coach said the move brings he and his wife closer to their two daughters.