Cornerbacks and defensive linemen have been the recent focus of Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles in his Defender ...

Penn State opened a portion of its practice Tuesday evening, with several coaches and players speaking to the media following ...

One promising Penn State true freshman edge rusher isn’t messing around in preseason camp. Chaz Coleman, who did not enroll ...

Penn State cornerbacks Kenny Woseley Jr. and Audavion Collins previously have been singled out by defensive coordinator Jim ...

With the Penn State football team moving past the midway point of preseason camp, James Franklin has had enough time to ...

Knowles’ scheme is known as one of the more complex in college football. He runs a 4-2-5, similar to the system former defensive coordinator Tom Allen ran at Penn State in 2024. The former Ohio State ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the defending champion of the college football world, but that earned them only so much respect ...

Mathieu, a star DB at LSU, was a first-team All-American, winner of the Bednarik Award (best defensive player) and Mathieu ...

What is usually a nickel corner in most 4-2-5 defenses is a chess piece for Knowles — and should be the key to unlocking the ...

The Nittany Lions begin the 2025 season with games against Nevada, FIU and Villanova. What can they gain from that schedule? Plenty, actually.

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles didn’t sugarcoat his thoughts on the linebacker room — revealing he currently only trusts three players.

The Nittany Lions quarterback failed to come up big against top competition in 2024. If Allar can do that this season, the ...