One Ohio State reporter answered whether or not Buckeyes head football coach Ryan Day and the program's brain trust can rebound from losing defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to Penn State.

Penn State football reportedly will make former Ohio State Buckeye Jim Knowles the highest-paid assistant coach in the nation.

Fresh off a national championship run with Ohio State, Buckeyes defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has accepted the same position at Big Ten rival Penn State, Matt Zentiz confirms. Though the exact numbers of the deal aren't public yet,