Winning means losing. Ohio State captured the CFP title and quickly saw offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles exit.

Jim Knowles said the decision to leave Ohio State and take the same defensive coordinator job at Penn State came down to returning to his home state. Knowles grew up in Philadelphia, though he said during his introductory press conference that Penn State’s campus in rural State College felt like a world away.

DC Jim Knowles opted to take the same job at Penn State with a big raise. OC Chip Kelly made the jump back to the NFL with the Las Vegas Raiders. Knowles was introduced as the def