Jim Knowles era begins for Penn State defense; Lions defenders who entered offseason with momentum

Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast

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4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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We sort through top takeaways from Penn State's introductory press conference for former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Plus, which Nittany Lions defensive players finished last season with rising buzz? Enjoy compete Penn State coverage anytime at Lions247.com. Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch every episode on YouTube. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers?
0:14.8	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.1	Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.3	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.
0:28.7	On the beach.
0:33.6	Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast.
0:36.9	I am Tyler Donahue. Welcome into February 2025. We finished
0:40.7	off January by having Josh Pate join us. If you missed that one, it dropped last Thursday.
0:46.2	National Commentator with 24-7 Sports and CBS spent 30 minutes on with us reviewing a really busy January for Penn State football in terms of roster
0:54.8	retention and bringing in defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from the Ohio State Buckeyes,
0:59.4	how that has kind of recalibrated the outlook for the Nettany Lions.
1:02.9	Backtrack to our last episode.
1:04.1	If you missed it, we got a lot to talk about with Jim Knowles on this episode because we
1:08.2	are relatively fresh out of his debut press conference here in Happy Valley.
1:12.5	We're still working through our press conference situations over at Pagula, the Hockey Home,
1:18.1	while Penn State undergoes its renovations.
1:20.3	And that's where we were this Tuesday afternoon alongside Daniel Gallant and Mark Brennan,
1:24.7	who joined me here on the Lions 24-7 podcast.
1:27.4	A couple weeks since we heard from Daniel and Mark.
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