Ohio State fans are familiar with Hafley who served as Day’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in 2019. The New Jersey native left the Buckeyes after one season to serve as ...

In the days following the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff Championship Game triumph, highly regarded defensive coordinator Jim Knowles jumped from Ohio State to Penn State for the same job ...

Ohio State safeties coach Matt Guerrieri will be elevated to pass-game coordinator ahead of the 2025 season. Guerrieri, a disciple of Jim Knowles, previously served as Duke's co-defensive ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s national title defense will come with a new face running the defense. The Buckeyes are losing defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. After three seasons in ...

Matt Patricia, former New England Patriots defensive coordinator, steps into same role at Ohio State. Patricia's success with Patriots questioned as some attribute it to Bill Belichick's leadership.

Ohio State’s 2025 defense could look significantly different than the No. 1-ranked defense that led the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2024. That would have been the case even if Jim ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes have yet to hire a new defensive coordinator. That could be due to the fact that the Kansas City Chiefs were playing in the Super Bowl. How would the two things be connected?

He's not a mystery in the Ohio State football facility, but when that door is closed, there's plenty of intrigue outside the defensive coordinator's office. "I always called him Batman," Buckeyes ...

This story was updated to reflect the hiring being made official. Ohio State has lost its defensive coordinator to a Big Ten rival. Penn State announced Monday it had hired Jim Knowles as its ...

Day knows how important a good defensive coordinator hire is; it wasn’t long ago when Ohio State was ranked 59th nationally in total defense. I’ll start with the internal options. It’s not ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day had praise for defensive coordinator Jim Knowles on Sunday. While ...