some of the Buckeyes’ key defensive players are grappling with the departure of their defensive coordinator. Jim Knowles ...

A former Detroit Lions coach has found a new home for the 2025 football season. Matt Patricia, who was the Lions’ head coach from 2018-20, is finalizing a deal to join the Ohio State coaching ...

Jim Knowles is starting Year 2 as the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator, and he spoke at the start of spring football practice last week of the things he and the OSU defense need to improve.

In the days following the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff Championship Game triumph, highly regarded defensive coordinator Jim Knowles jumped from Ohio State to Penn State for the same job ...

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 and coach James Franklin.

Ohio State’s 2025 defense could look significantly different than the No. 1-ranked defense that led the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2024. That would have been the case even if Jim ...

Ohio State fans are familiar with Hafley who served as Day’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in 2019. The New Jersey native left the Buckeyes after one season to serve as ...