The Ohio State Buckeyes are fresh off winning the program's ninth national championship and have already turned their attention to defending their title in 2025. In the days following the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff Championship Game triumph,

Fresh off a national title, the Buckeyes will be looking for a new defensive coordinator. Jim Knowles has left for conference rival Penn State and Ryan Day has his first hurdle of the offseason to deal with.

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles left the Buckeyes program in a surprising turn of events, accepting the same job with the Penn State Nittany Lions

Answering your questions about Ohio State's national title run and what's next with Jim Knowles and a long list of seniors leaving.

However, Knowles wasn’t in attendance. About an hour later, reports surfaced that Knowles is leaving Ohio State to serve as Penn State’s next defensive coordinator. The move leaves Day searching for a replacement. Here’s who he might consider as he enters his seventh season as the Buckeyes' head coach.

So, would it be too much to ask new Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to be able to multi-task during his three years (minimum) in State College? I don’t see why not.

Analyzing Friday’s Indiana at Purdue odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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Braden Smith scored 24 to lead Purdue in scoring last Friday. The Hoosiers lost a heartbreaker this past Sunday, 79-78, at home to Maryland. Indiana was up two with seven seconds remaining only to lose their fifth conference game of the season.