{"id":4273,"date":"2025-12-11T03:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/reports-penn-state-dc-jim-knowles-headed-to-tennessee\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T03:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:48:45","slug":"reports-penn-state-dc-jim-knowles-headed-to-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/reports-penn-state-dc-jim-knowles-headed-to-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Penn State DC Jim Knowles headed to Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"NCAAApr 26, 2025; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive coordinator Jim Knowles walks on the field prior to the Blue White spring game at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is headed to the same position at Tennessee, according to multiple media reports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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ESPN reported Wednesday that Penn State is negotiating a buyout for Knowles, who is owed more than $7 million on the remaining two years of the contract he signed when he joined the Nittany Lions ahead of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Knowles joined Penn State after helping Ohio State to the national title in 2024. The Buckeyes rode the No. 1 defense in the country to four victories in the College Football Playoff that season, including a 34-23 win over Notre Dame in the title game. Ohio State gave up just 12.9 points and 254.6 yards per game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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When Knowles, a Pennsylvania native, joined the Nittany Lions, he became the highest-paid defensive coordinator in the nation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Penn State introduced Matt Campbell as its new head coach on Monday, replacing the fired James Franklin, who landed the head coach position at Virginia Tech in November.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Knowles, 60, is reportedly expected to replace Tim Banks, who was fired Monday from the Tennessee defensive coordinator position he has held since 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The firing came just a year after Banks led a Vols’ defense that allowed just 16.1 points per game, the stingiest since the 1998 national title team, making Banks a finalist for the Broyles Award and landing him a contract extension through the 2027 season at $2.15 million annually.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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However, Banks’ defense struggled this season in support of one of the highest-scoring offenses in college football, allowing 28.8 points per game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n


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