Ohio State had offered Knowles a contract extension that would make him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football. Michigan’s Wink Martindale will make $2.75 million in 2025.

Jim Knowles made a move few have in the course of college football history, leaving a program fresh off a national championship for a conference rival. The decorated defensive coordinator had at ...

Penn State pulled off a big move in the coaching world by hiring Jim Knowles away from national champion Ohio State to be its new defensive coordinator ... in the College Football Playoff.

Buckeye defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is set ... against rival Michigan and Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinal, forcing Knowles to adjust his aggressive style.

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