Clearly, Franklin believes that Knowles can help too. The better than $3 million annual salary that Penn State is set to pay him makes Knowles the highest paid coordinator in college football.

It pays well to be an assistant coach in college football. Salaries for defensive coordinators have steadily risen over the past decade, and two new hires reset the market again this offseason.

Penn State has officially hired Jim Knowles away from Ohio State to be its next defensive coordinator. The news of the massive change broke Sunday and was officially announced by the university on ...

Sources: Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is finalizing a three-year deal to become the new defensive coordinator at Penn State. It averages $3.1 million over three years.

New Penn State football defensive leader Jim Knowles has only been on the job for a week. The 59-year-old Philadelphia native − the man regarded as arguably the best in the nation at what he ...