Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is a Philadelphia native who has improved the Buckeyes defense in a big way since arriving in 2022. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2021 and has head coaching experience at Cornell, where he went 26-34 from 2004 to 2009.

Temple has fired coach Stan Drayton with just two weeks left in the 2024 season, the university announced Sunday. The timing is interesting, given that the Owls are one day remove

"I would like to extend my appreciation to Coach Drayton for his commitment to Temple University, our student-athletes and the football program over the past three years," Temple athletic director Arthur Johnson said in a statement.