Defensive Coordinator | Linebacker Coach Jim Knowles

Ohio State’s defense is ahead of where Jim Knowles thought it would be after spring practices, but he wants the Buckeyes to stay focused on getting better every day. https://t.co/zSwzrslKBa

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) May 16, 2022

 

Big shoutout to Defensive Coordinator @CoachJimKnowles from @OhioStateFB for stopping by the Bullpen today to check in on a @Brashear_Fball ‘23 🎯 @_Drew_55 pic.twitter.com/eYHciUPXKK

— Jeremy Askin (@JeremyAskin) May 23, 2022

 

Before he was a defensive coach, @CoachJimKnowles took a job on Wall Street.

“You do it and you say, ‘You know what, I can't. I'll never be happy doing this.’ So you go back to making $3,000 a year.”#OhioState fans are glad he did (FREE)https://t.co/pgehuwoY4a

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) May 31, 2022

 

Now five months into his position, Jim Knowles still beams about his first opportunity at a “first-class quality program” like Ohio State: “It took me 56 years to get here.” https://t.co/GeRtevTcuL

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) June 1, 2022

 

Jim Knowles has Buckeyes already excited to unleash ‘edgy’ defensehttps://t.co/vbLqWscQmx

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) August 3, 2022

 

Five Lessons Learned from Jim Knowles as Buckeyes defense takes shapehttps://t.co/Aa7JihdGWB

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) August 9, 2022

 

Game shows, music and player relationships: How Jim Knowles is rebuilding the OSU defense https://t.co/yPFzD4ilid

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) August 12, 2022

 

It takes a lot of time and effort to manufacture a silver bullet, but Jim Knowles is going to try and make eleven of them before September 3rd. https://t.co/bzdphXjduJ

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 12, 2022

 

“I just like to see the coverage executed enough so that the rush can go home.” https://t.co/w6zsrB92l0

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) August 15, 2022

 

After installing 50% more of his defense over the last two weeks, Jim Knowles is feeling “very comfortable with where we‘re at” as Ohio State winds down preseason camp. https://t.co/O02vQf1Erp

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 22, 2022

 

Ryan Day says the Buckeyes will decide at the end of the week whether or not Jim Knowles will coach from the box or from the field in the season opener.