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Ohio State linebacker shares how impersonal Jim Knowles was as a coach

The Ohio State linebacker shared a strange anecdote about the former defensive coordinator.

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles watches warmups prior to a game against Penn State. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Jim Knowles did what he was hired to do when the Ohio State football team brought him in during the 2022 season. He transformed a defense that was lackluster into the number one defense in all of college football last year, culminating in a national championship.

Knowles left last offseason to head to Penn State, where things aren't going quite as well.