Jim Knowles Leaves Ohio State For Penn State: Why This Is A Massive Upgrade For Penn State Football

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[@larryizpr0]

PSU for the first time in program History is 100% all in on football. People have assumed for years PSU had major investment into Football. That is false! Franklin has fought tooth and nail to get so many things at PSU whether it be facilities, money, coaches, etc. PSU even under Joe Paterno wass never all in on football. OSU and UM have always been. Now we will see what happens when PSU invests all their money snd resources into Football. If you dont believe me. Go watch Josh Pate recent video he made last night about this. PSU recruiting could see a major boost too. Overall program looks to be trending up. As a psu fan. Im excited. Let anyone hate all they want. PSU officially said enough is enough.

[@JohnMandock]

Your coach is a clown

[@BSTPDeCon]

Idk, Knowles was never known as a big recruiter and I doubt he will be during his PSU tenure. PSU has a tough time getting the right offensive skill players and Knowles won’t change that. Sucks seeing him make the jump to PSU as his defenses are always great, but I’m sure OSU will be fine.

[@g-man3093]

facts. they still aren't at the level of Oregon Ohio State Alabama Texas etc in facilities and NIL but at least they're turning the corner

[@JohnMandock]

@g-man3093 they're not even close to michigan's level, either for facilities and everything

[@heartbreak25]

This is not the first time in program history. It's the first time in the post-Paterno era. Josh Pate wasn't even alive the last time PSU won a natty. I was... LOL!

[@chetmanley5031]

Bizarre move for Knowles

[@nickma71]

And Penn State. They should’ve bought a wide receiver.

[@dinch2]

He's from Philly. This is his dream job.

[@nickma71]

@@dinch2 It was a dumb move by Penn State. They don’t have a problem on defense.

[@dinch2]

@@nickma71 now they're even better.

[@chetmanley5031]

@ he’s just gonna get housed by osu every season

[@armynurseboy]

Defense was never PSU's issue.

[@armandopena2906]

How is this a massive upgrade? PSU’s defense has been legit for years. Knowles as to introduce a complex scheme, which might take a couple years to be effective. More importantly, the guys running his defense were in the system for three years and we're seniors. That is far from the case at PSU. There's an argument that this would be little increase in a Netty or bust year for PSU.

[@shirleytwsw]

The defense wasn’t the issue. They have no offense.

[@JohnMandock]

James franklin is the problem

[@iweekes8088]

lol:) They had no defensive coordinator wasn’t that a problem? Football is won on both sides of the ball isn’t it?!! Do you know anything about football or the Big Ten conference… it’s like a Cold War.

[@JohnMandock]

@iweekes8088 that's a ridiculous comment

[@anthonymasciarella3933]

They scored 37 points on Oregon

[@johnevans3968]

They need a quarterback change. The offensive coordinator needs to get rid of all those tricky gadget plays that he's incorporated into the play book. They desperately need to recruit wide receivers as there's no deep threat in their passing game. Offensive wins games, Defense wins championships.

[@1991windsor]

It's getting harder and harder to support any team right now because college football changes so much from year to year. It's getting worse than the NFL.

[@joeressa]

this is real bad news for ohio state ,but it all fairness it takes at least 3 years for players to adapt to jim knowles style defense

[@zackbrandt6012]

Defense gets adapted alot faster than Offense

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Maybe Ohio State coukd get better cornerback play next year to make up for coaching drop off

[@JoshJorg44]

I hope we beat Penn State by 50 next year

[@bobbydenezza7795]

Wishful thinking. In fact they may even beat ohio st next year. They return and have everything next year.

[@lostpuppy4785]

Maybe I'm just an OSU hater but OSU had eleite athletes that shut down eleite offenses. PSU has already been good at Defense. Can PSU get much better on D? They need wide receivers?

[@craigessick3995]

It makes no sense for him to leave, but I can't be mad at him. College football is all about money for coaches and players.

[@cadeezra315]

It was not a money issue. The rumors going around are that he and Larry Johnson/Ryan Day disagreed a lot.

[@JohnMandock]

He did not like some of the other coaches on the team I heard

[@dinch2]

Nah. This is his dream job. He's been a Penn State fan from childhood

[@Jrm-xs9qi]

Equal in talent is absurd. Penn state doesn’t even recruit at the same level as Ohio lay off the glazing. This is a step back in talent for Jim.

[@Krysiisx]

The only reason OSU was so talented on D this year is because they retained all of their juniors for their senior year. Penn state just did the exact same shit they have 6 nfl players coming back. You don’t know shit about PSUs roster

[@Jrm-xs9qi]

@ now go look at pennsyates recruiting classes the past five years and compare it to Ohio’s. Your talent is not even close to equivalent of Ohio’s talent. It’s not in the same world.

[@collegefootballwithsam]

It would be absurd to say PSU has the same talent as OSU's 2024 defense, but the Buckeyes lose a lot of key players now and Penn State returns more. The Lions have also done just about as well as the Buckeyes have at DL and LB over the past two years (I would argue better on the DL) when you look at on-field performance, it's been DB that has heavily leaned OSU. The point I am making is, don't be surprised if Knowles fields an elite defense in Happy Valley in 2025.

[@Jrm-xs9qi]

@ you see but Penn states returning secondary is average and they lost Abdul and their LB core is trash.

[@chrish9502]

@@Jrm-xs9qiand the year before PSU lost chop robinson and people thought the sky was falling… but abdul stepped up. Watch what happens this year, reload.

[@lutherodaniels3799]

My keeping him in the big 10 is a plus and not in the SEC is even bigger.

[@jimmy5634]

Will you do a show on the NCAA punishments of Mythagain?

[@sampsonarchibaldclaxton7872]

There is a little bit of hyperbole saying this is the biggest hire in the B1G Ten in the 21st century. This is definitely a shocker and should make PSU the favorite, but Urban Meyer to OSU was bigger.

[@BeachBumZero]

Resulted in 2 national championships so far for Ohio State. Agree!

[@dinch2]

I remember that. Penn State wanted him

[@ronaldrowland5783]

Hold up Sam remember after the Oregon game things had to be changed right Ryan pacifically put his hands on the defense too assist Knowles a and tweak the defense Knowles left because he wanted too run the defense and Ryan they said no plus him and Larry Johnson wasn’t seeing eye too eye on technique and philosophy that’s the truth

[@nickma71]

This move makes no sense except for one way. It doesn’t make sense for Penn State either. If you remember, the Ohio State defense in 2021 was…. ass. Knowles did a very good overall job of fixing a bunch of problems. Each year was better than the previous. One constant though was giving up a lot in big games. The one point loss at Oregon with no sacks of Gabriel comes to mind. And in the rematch they sacked him eight times and shut him down. In fact the defense changed after that game to rotating more defensive lineman among other issues. I think this is a big middle finger to Ryan Day and Ohio State. Because he didn’t like what went on behind the scenes. That’s just my guess from outside the fishbowl. Because Penn State didn’t have a defensive problem. In the last 10 years every one of our games is tight and low scoring and a pain in the ass.

[@matthewc164]

And they still wont beat Ohio St.

[@dcxxxx]

And OSU still won't beat UM. It's NOT a one game season.

[@HudsonCrane-g9p]

Idk about that OSU is looking weaker and weaker by the day for the 2025 season

[@matthewc164]

@@dcxxxx 17-5 since 2000. Shush

[@matthewc164]

@@HudsonCrane-g9p do you know how many five stars OSU has on the bench that didn't even see the field last year? More than PSU will recruit in the next five years.

[@dcxxxx]

​@ It's NOT a one game season! Why are so many OSU fans ret*rded on this? You just won a natty and still lost to UM. WHO CARES!? Enjoy the natty and F the UM loss!!!!!!!!!

[@Vern-ht3pk]

It was strictly a money decision. You don’t go to Penn State to further your career. All are ex fired coaches that failed at their programs. They are not some elite program that shakes up the football world.

[@zackbrandt6012]

They are an elite defense school and he was from PA so maybe he grew up a penn state fan

[@g-man3093]

so why didn't OSU match or exceed it? must have been told by Knowles not to bother trying.

[@Vern-ht3pk]

@@zackbrandt6012 you’re funny. So good they haven’t beat a relevant team in like 6 years. Penn state is no better than the rest of the middle to lower tier teams in the big ten. You had your shot this year and lost to every relevant team on your schedule. We are fraud state.

[@Vern-ht3pk]

@@g-man3093 they heard where he was going and probably laughed.

[@birdac2002]

Lol

[@rayspeakmon2954]

This is a nothing burger. Coaches come and go all the time. Ryan Day knows how to find talent and he will do so again. The Bucks will be fine. Maybe KZbin won't delete this one.

[@thomasg.hallal8950]

Feels classless to shuffle sideways to a close rival. Perhaps he never felt appreciated but cannot dispute the success last 2 years. Another hurdle for Ryan Day and staff to help rebuild the resolve to repeat.