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Ohio State coach Ryan Day spent the weekend celebrating the program's ninth national championship, a crowning achievement for a group that had operated like one of the best teams in the country all year and then played some of its best football in the biggest moments with a challenging run through the College Football Playoff.

James Franklin, who had been in hot pursuit of a big-name defensive coordinator to replace Tom Allen, plucked Jim Knowles from national champion Ohio State.

Knowles would fill the void on Penn State’s staff left by Tom Allen, who accepted the same position with Clemson earlier this month.

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles left the Buckeyes program in a surprising turn of events, accepting the same job with the Penn State Nittany Lions

It was the furthest thing from a happy ending between the newly minted Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and his former school.

Penn State has officially hired Jim Knowles away from Ohio State to be its next defensive coordinator. The news of the massive change broke Sunday and was officially announced by the university on Monday following a Board of Trustees committee meeting.

Ryan Day is busy recruiting, but took some time to call into 97.1 The Fan on Friday while he is out on the road.

Answering your questions about Ohio State's national title run and what's next with Jim Knowles and a long list of seniors leaving.

Joel Klatt had a very egregious ranking for Penn State ahead of the 2025 college football season: No. 1 overall.

Knowles will make Penn State's defense one of the best in the country, but his addition might help the offense too.