Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s press availability on Tuesday: Hiring season Franklin said he’s in the midst of interviews to fill two vacant positions on his staff, including running ...

Oh, this is something... With the Ohio State Buckeyes still needing to replace Jim Knowles at defensive coordinator, Ryan Day apparently had his eyes set on som ...

Franklin and Knowles previously had discussed a job at Penn State. An early morning call two days after Ohio State's national ...

In the days after the Orange Bowl, Penn State’s players gathered on campus for a team meeting. At that point in January, they ...

College football’s offseason brings news almost daily and James Franklin seems pretty comfortable with it all.

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

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

Ohio State is searching for a new defensive coordinator after Jim Knowles left for the same position at Penn State, and one former NFL head coach is in ...

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James Franklin said he got a call at about 5:40 a.m. two days after Ohio State won the national championship. He said he hadn’t even been in contact with Jim ...

Ohio State needs a new defensive coordinator following the departure of Jim Knowles, and the Buckeyes have reportedly ...

Jim Knowles just established a new marketplace. The renowned defensive coordinator led Ohio State to the 2024 College Football Playoff Championship, had a salary around $2 million and also bonus ...