The final US LBM Coaches Poll of the season, released Tuesday, validates the strides made by the No. 5 Nittany Lions this past season: winning a program-best 13 games and advancing to the College ...

Expectations fueled by this recently-completed season that ends with Penn State having its highest ranking in nearly 20 years. Franklin was one of 53 coaches in America who voted in the final poll.

Penn State sent shockwaves through the college football world in the past few days when it poached Jim Knowles away from Ohio State to be its new defensive coordinator James Franklin. News broke ...

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles shouts to his team during an NCAA college spring football game ... Penn State head coach James Franklin called Knowles “a strong strategist and excellent ...

WELL, CHRIS AND MIKE, THE ENERGY INSIDE THE GRIST HOUSE IS UP AND IT’S REMAINED UP THROUGHOUT ... linebacker Tony Rojas and cornerback A.J. Harris will return.Penn State head coach James Franklin ...

Penn State football and its new, national-landscape hire can officially begin working together. The program introduced former Ohio State assistant coach Jim Knowles as its new defensive ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes ... under James Franklin and the Nittany Lions. Now, the Buckeyes are left without a defensive coordinator. Now, they will likely begin the search in house, safeties ...