A s he grew up in North Philadelphia, Jim Knowles recalls, the family television had only three channels. On Sundays, Knowles remembers watching the highlights of the Penn State game from the ...

Knowles, a Philadelphia native, has fond memories of Penn State football from his childhood and is eager to contribute to the program's legacy. New Penn State football defensive leader Jim Knowles has ...

When Jim Knowles and David Cutcliffe navigated ... show flashed across TV sets in the 1970s and 1980s in Philadelphia, Knowles had an interest in the place. Gannon remembered former Penn State ...

Jim Knowles is all in on Penn State’s national ... according to ESPN's Pete Thamel. Growing up in Philadelphia, Knowles was a die-hard Penn State fan who revered the program as the "epitome ...

Two weeks ago, Jim Knowles was basking in the afterglow ... him as the head of coach James Franklin's defense. Knowles, a Philadelphia native who has spoken of his admiration for the program ...

Penn State made a major coaching hire this month when it poached defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from the national ... Penn State is reportedly paying the Philadelphia native $3 million annually ...

Jim Knowles." Knowles is a Philadelphia native who grew up watching Penn State games, so this will be a homecoming of sorts. Feels like Penn State is all in for the 2025 season, and could easily ...

Instead of watching defensive coordinator Jim Knowles get a promotion ... aspiration to play for Penn State while growing up in Philadelphia. “I'm grateful for my time at Ohio State and the ...

This week, Jim Knowles stood at the front of the meeting ... the Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator spoke about being a Philadelphia guy who grew up with an affinity for this program.

Feb. 4—As he grew up in North Philadelphia, Jim Knowles recalls, the family television had only three channels. On Sundays, Knowles remembers watching the highlights of the Penn State game from ...

New Penn State football defensive leader Jim Knowles has only been on the job for a week. The 59-year-old Philadelphia native − the man regarded as arguably the best in the nation at what he ...