Penn State’s James Franklin describes Jim Knowles hiring

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that point in January, they found out defensive coordinator Tom Allen was leaving for Clemson and that James Franklin would do his part to hire the best candidate he could. The team’s season had just ended three days prior.
James Franklin and Penn State actually had their eyes set on Jim Knowles years ago
Even though Penn State just recently landed Jim Knowles this offseason, James Franklin had his eyes set on the former Ohio State defensive coordinator years ago. Believe it or not, this may have been a long time coming for Knowles to come to Penn State.
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Franklin and Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national championship began the process.
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For the second season in a row and the third time in four seasons, Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin was forced to hire a new defensive coordinator. He, ultimately, landed on poaching Jim Knowles from the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Penn State wasted no time hiring Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator, coach James Franklin said Tuesday. The process unfolded “pretty quickly” due to past conversations with Knowles when the position was previously open.
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Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants, left Penn State to become head coach at Virginia Tech. Knowles wound up going to Ohio State and the Lions ended up hiring Manny Diaz, who enjoyed two very successful seasons before he became head coach at Duke.
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Knowles had options, and Penn State had to open up the checkbook to get the well-regarded coach to Happy Valley.
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