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James Franklin has been coaching the Penn State Nittany Lions since 2014, after a successful stint in the NFL as a coordinator and as head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores. Under his leadership ...

"I would like to thank Coach Franklin, Pat Kraft and President Neeli Bendapudi for this opportunity to be the defensive coordinator at Penn State. I have always had a ton of respect for Coach ...

James Franklin has picked up his first win over Ohio State since 2016. Penn State poached Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles over the weekend. While Ryan Day and the Buckeyes were busy ...

"This is an unspeakable tragedy that has befallen this family in a very short time," Bouchard said. "Two tragic and unrelated incidents happen within 24 hours of each other." ...

Penn State made its big move official on Monday morning, formally announcing the hiring of Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to be the Nittany Lions’ new play-caller. Knowles joins ...

When Penn State left the field after the 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9, James Franklin knew he had work to do. Franklin, though, didn’t realize then that he’d be ...

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is reportedly headed to Penn State to serve in the same role, and Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin shared a message in response to the ...

Ahead of Tuesday night's showdown against Boise State, Penn State head coach James Franklin couldn't help but heap praise on Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty. “He’s a beast,” Franklin said.

Penn State and head coach James Franklin pulled off the unexpected with Knowles: They raided their top Big Ten rival, the recently-crowned Buckeyes, to find the latest architect of their superb ...

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on the brink of making history in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Thursday.