Penn State's James Franklin explained, for the first time, of hiring away top defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio ...

James Franklin's off-season media availability became slightly heated when asked how the Jim Knowles hire went down ...

Franklin had talked to Knowles in December 2021 shortly after defensive coordinator Brent Pry, one of his longtime assistants ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that ...

Sports includes James Franklin among the most likely coaches to be the next first-time national championship winner.

Knowles had options, and Penn State had to open up the checkbook to get the well-regarded coach to Happy Valley.

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.

Coach Ryan Day’s group also went nuclear by adding quarterback Will Howard, running back Quinshon Judkins and corner Caleb Downs via the transfer portal, but you get the point.

Fresh off winning the 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship, Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day was rewarded ...

The Nittany Lions welcomed former Temple head coach Stan Drayton on Friday evening. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the ...

The pressure is also rising for head coach James Franklin, who believes his program ... former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, and Ohio State's Ryan Day as recent first-time national title ...

According to Penn State coach James Franklin, the misunderstanding should never have become as public as it did. "Jim had all intentions of going to their [Ohio State's] national champion ...