Nothing is official yet, but the Tennessee Vols appear to be on the verge of hiring Jim Knowles to replace Tim Banks as the program’s defensive coordinator.
Knowles was the defensive coordinator at Ohio State from 2022 to 2024 before taking over as the defensive coordinator at Penn State in 2025.
The Buckeyes won a national championship last season with Knowles as their defensive coordinator (Ohio State had the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation in 2024)…