Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said he was grateful for his three years at OSU, but the pull of his home state lured him away.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are riding high off a national championship season in which the defense was phenomenal throughout the year. Now, it appears that the defense is about to be shaken up. According to a report by Toby Rowland the voice of the Oklahoma Sooners,

Nittany Lions coach James Franklin seeks to make a bold move, hiring the architect of the Buckeyes' championship defense.