Safe to say, the Ohio State football and Penn State rivalry is still alive, thanks to former defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles. Less than a week after the Buckeyes national championship win, he made a shocking decision. As a result, Penn State poached Knowles from Ohio State football, and they weren’t happy with the move.
Because of this, the Buckeyes made a simple request to Knowles, according to Brett McMurphy of Action Network. His tweet states “He was asked by the school not to attend Buckeyes’ national title celebration while he deliberated his options, the source said.
Knowles’ representation tried to reach a deal with OSU week before the title game & immediately after, but the eventual offer was “well below” the competition, the source said.”
Funny enough, Ohio State football offered Knowles an extension. Although it didn’t say what the offer was, he was making $2.2 million with the Buckeyes before leaving the program. His current deal with the Nittany Lions is three years for $9.3 million. Still, leaving the national champions in a lateral move leaves a sour taste. Let alone, going to a Big 10 rival, and another CFP contender.
Jim Knowles’s departure leaves Ohio State football feeling sour
Again, a lateral move like this is one that the program will remember for quite some time. After all, Knowles left a positive mark in Columbus, as his defense improved every single season. Not to mention, Ohio State football had the best defense in all of college football this season.
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