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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Dani Dennis-Sutton came in as one of the top defensive ends recruits in the 2022 class. A 5-star recruit out of high school ...

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 ...

Freshman Chaz Coleman play little defense at Warren G. Harding High. But he has made a strong first impression on Penn State's James Franklin and Jim Knowles.

When Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s new defensive coordinator in February, he said his main goal was to “have ...

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

Ohio State is hungry for a Big Ten title, but Penn State has a loaded roster and OSU's ex-defensive coordinator as the ...

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.