STATE COLLEGE – Penn State has yet to name a No. 2 quarterback with less than two weeks before the season opener against ...

Redshirt freshman Jaylen Harvey is the third Penn State defensive linemen to earn recognition during preseason practices.

Knowles, Penn State's first-year DC, recently mentioned two PSU corners in connection with his nickel defensive back position ...

Zakee Wheatley leads a group of Nittany Lions safeties who expect to flourish under their new defensive coordinator.

When Penn State’s defense is in a 4-2-5, the expectation is the fifth defensive back will be able to do a little bit of ...

James Franklin shared how he's "leaning in" to Jim Knowles and Stan Drayton's championship experience this coming season.

The Nittany Lions held their weekly media availability during the final stretch of training camp. Here's what we saw.

For six of the last seven years, the Big Ten champion has been either Ohio State or Michigan. But during that time, it's ...

Knowles’ scheme is known as one of the more complex in college football. He runs a 4-2-5, similar to the system former defensive coordinator Tom Allen ran at Penn State in 2024. The former Ohio State ...

What is usually a nickel corner in most 4-2-5 defenses is a chess piece for Knowles — and should be the key to unlocking the ...

Penn State football defensive coordinator Jim Knowles will soon game plan against Ohio State. Did he criticize Ryan Day and ...

When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have answers for the players to be able to succeed.” He believed all the tools were ...