Jim Knowles' Oklahoma State Defense (New Ohio State DC)

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In this video we'll learn about Jim Knowles, the new Defensive Coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the way that he elevated the defense of the Oklahoma State Cowboy football team to #4 in the country. We'll learn about his background with coaches like Gary Patterson and Gary Darnell, and then we'll see how he took Patterson's 4-2-5 TCU defense and put his own spin on it, bringing in coverage concepts from other schools of defense (especially 3-3-5 teams like Iowa State and New Mexico) and creating his unique Leo position to be a jack-of-all-trades along the DL.

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@AK-ug1md 2 жыл бұрын

Damn man your diagnosis and description is so detailed and clear. Awesome stuff as usual. The history set up gives great color and character. Hope all is well. Side note : Do you think E. Hicks will catch on with an NFL teams

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad it all makes sense and comes through how I want it to. I haven't followed Hicks' draft prospects too much. It looks like he's on the bubble, probably due to height? In that case it probably comes down to how much he can contribute on special teams, and then using that to hang around until he gets a shot, unless a team falls in love with him/sees him as under-rated.

@coryhoffman9179 Жыл бұрын

I think the element that the Jack/Leo brings in the spread option world is that you are able to adjust him to the run strength and neutralize the offenses numbers advantage without bringing another guy into the box as he is a DE/3-4 OLB type player able to protect a LB so and allowing backside to account for QB read. Good stuff.

@Famouss_Quaiz 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video nd analysis imma buckeyes fan I can’t wait to see Jim Knowles defense with our players

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and I'm pumped to see how it goes too. The Big 10 is a very different conference, but a lot of what Knowles does in coverage does a nice job of adding numbers to the box even against teams that don't spread you out. His expertise in front alignments and run blitzing is very transferrable to a more pro-style conference as well. You might see more of the Man/Cover-0 stuff because of Ohio State's athletes, which will let you get Safeties into the run fit and make it hard to run the ball, as long as everybody can hold up in coverage.

@jr4life2008 2 жыл бұрын

Who can you see playing LEO. I'm thinking Javontae.

@jr4life2008 2 жыл бұрын

OMG our guys are gonna kill someone playing like this.

@mileshall3177 2 жыл бұрын

@@jr4life2008 Most likely Jack Sawyer.

@erictell9780 2 жыл бұрын

@@jr4life2008 let’s hope Javonte is just A backup role player. He hasn’t produced anything in awhile hince losing his job to JTT and or Sawyer

@VisceralCarbon 2 жыл бұрын

Him being DC at Ohio st is scary, how did college football let this happen lol

@aaronalvin3992 2 жыл бұрын

Eh, the thing is this is probably a 1-3 year gig for Jim. A job like Ohio State’s DC is a stepping stone to a HC job unless Knowles isn’t interested in being a HC.

@DancherboiJr 2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronalvin3992 good point, but man, it'll be hard to leave a gig where all you have to do is not let the other team score more than like 35 points to guarantee a natty haha.

@norka330_summitcounty 2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronalvin3992 Not true...He is a lifetime D-cordinator..He would've been a head coach by now if he wanted to.

@stilesfly18 Жыл бұрын

@@aaronalvin3992 he was a head coach before he is done

@aaronalvin3992 Жыл бұрын

@@norka330_summitcounty I hope that’s the case, and Ryan can keep him and Wilson as DC and OC for the next 10 years. I wouldn’t mind that situation.

@ytacct000 Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this breakdown, this is a next level D coordinator at work. Can't wait to see it with Ohio State personnel.

@ID0XX 2 жыл бұрын

It’s always a great day when The Coordinator Project uploads ‼️

@ID0XX 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel really prepares me to be a coordinator or coach after my college football career is all said and done. It’s always been a dream of mine since I was in middle school. keep up the great work

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

That's a huge compliment! Keep grinding, and good luck on your journey!

@joekhatib3798 2 жыл бұрын

Hey bud, the defense he developed at Oklahoma State used quite a bit of the three man front and also was more similar to the defenses you saw at Iowa State the last four to five years since Campbell arrived in Ames or the defenses that former West Virginia, now NC State Coordinator Tony Gibson utilizes as it is designed to try to slow down some of the wide open offenses that you see in the Big XII, also if you look at them on film you don’t see many teams bracket the slot receivers as opposed to outside receivers but this was a feature of the Knowles defense!

@DHTex11 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mrmike9803 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video. Thanks for the content.

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@king1k463 Жыл бұрын

love this content

@rephillips56 2 жыл бұрын

Can you discuss: 1. Jim Knowles Ohio State defense vs. Norte Dame 2. How will Justin Frye help Ohio State to a. Beat defensive line blocking schemes (Oregon and TTUN) b. Recruiting and development of Offensive Line prospects

@ericjohnson3246 2 жыл бұрын

This is excellent content

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BobbysSneakerworld 2 жыл бұрын

14:15 is next level defensive scheming 😳

@RookieMistakeYT Жыл бұрын

Outstanding stuff coach! Really a hidden gem and wildly underrated channel! As a coach I’m looking to hopefully start a channel soon and I’m hopeful that maybe we can collab someday! All the best to you and yours!!

@TheCoordinatorProject Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! I'm not actually a coach (more of a scheme historian), but good luck getting the channel going! If you have any questions about getting started on KZfaq feel free to reach out: thecoordinatorproject@gmail.com

@mkwy8782 Жыл бұрын

These are significant changes for all parties involved. It is going to be very interesting to see the new DC and staff and the players come together. There is no automatic slam-dunk here-that is is going to be an immediate success. Will all that physical talent at OSU be willing and able to accept the changes and put in the necessary work to elevate their play???

@lochfoster1514 2 жыл бұрын

This was my favorite defensive video you’ve done so far. Can you do the Malzahn offense?

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! If you don't mind, what was it about this one that you especially liked, so that I can do more of it in the future? I definitely want to look at Malzahn. Right now I'm not sure if it'd be his most recent UCF offense, or if I'd go back to Auburn as part of a series that I want to do on historical offenses, but until then my Tony Elliot video covers at least some of that background (via Chad Morris).

@lochfoster1514 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCoordinatorProject I don’t know specifically. I felt like this one was just very clear and concise, and it was interesting with the background being adopted from another coach but how they evolved differently in it, as well as the cross-man for corners being something I haven’t really seen before.

@lochfoster1514 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCoordinatorProject And yeah, I’ve seen the Tony Elliot offense one, and I’m a UCF student, so I think Malzahn’s offense seems very unique and interesting in its mix of being a combination of conventional run schemes, wing-T principles, hurry-up tempo, and complex RPO’s mixed with simple passing schemes. I also wanted to know the difference between his offense, specifically passing offense, with the introduction of the new OC who he had previously starting in 2017 when Auburn won the SEC West. UCF’s run game was solid this year despite injuries, but the passing game was rough at times, especially deep.

@stilesfly18 Жыл бұрын

Ohio state defense about to be really scary let’s go buckeyes

@rephillips56 2 жыл бұрын

If you do more on The Ohio State University, I would love it. The defense is the focus (OSU vs. Notre Dame and TTUN). Line play, Linebacker Play and Secondary play. I cant understand how a defensive line with all 5 stars could be as bad as they were in 2021.

@erictell9780 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed man agreed, just shouldn’t happen

@williamwilkinson381 2 жыл бұрын

F ohio state ...

@dominikaiello4651 2 жыл бұрын

it was pitiful but i think it’s bc we didn’t have a true dc. our defense was set to be bad by the staff we had running it

@mkwy8782 Жыл бұрын

Half of playing good defense is about attitude. Superior, physically gifted HS athletes often have attitude-but the wrong kind. Knowles is going to have a lot of terrain to cover in this regard-in adding effort to the physical talent on this team.

@matthewwithum8372 2 жыл бұрын

College coaching lineage needs to be a college class at this point.

@kyleneighbors6386 Жыл бұрын

With this guy and Ryan day plus OSU talent, these guys should never lose.

@DanSurgeYT Жыл бұрын

Really? Because they still can't beat Michigan 😅😅😅

@DoubleAA13 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

I loved making it!

@channinghindel5606 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff man. Will you be doing Ryan Day anytime soon? Do you have a schedule of planned releases?

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I have a cluster of Big-10 units that I want to hit after this next video, but I don't have exact dates for them. Day will be an early one, though, so probably in the next 2-3 videos. In the summer I should have time to publish more often, so hopefully within about a month?

@richardpage4905 2 жыл бұрын

So... DE Tuimulao/Vincent NT Williams/Cage DE Harrison/Jean Baptist LE Sawyer/Friday/Stover LB Eichenberg/Simon LB Chambers/Trayanum BS McCallister/Hicks SS Hickman/Williams FS Proctor/Styles CB Burke CB Brown....in A Nutshell and some outgoing Transfers. We'll see!

@mileshall3177 2 жыл бұрын

We’ll be playing 2 defensive tackles

@dominikaiello4651 2 жыл бұрын

@@mileshall3177 yeah taron vincent will probably be our 3 tech

@jimmy5634 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@42swissmocha 2 жыл бұрын

Big 12 QB play and offenses were way down in 2021

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

This is true, and definitely something to keep in mind. When I was planning this breakdown it was tough to decide which offenses would be the most relevant to watch Knowles against. The stats are definitely padded by offenses that couldn't take advantage of mistakes. For the plays in this video, though, I do think that the success of the secondary rotations were clear schematic wins and didn't depend on inferior offensive talent, with the INT vs. Texas being one possible example where a better QB might've led to a different outcome. Overall, though, I'd agree that this defense probably wouldn't have been all the way at #4 vs. better competition. I do think that they'd still be top-25, though!

@zatchg1212 Жыл бұрын

Knowles doesn’t have 4 years at Ohio st to turn it around. He better make them a top 25 defense asap or he’s on the hot seat in year 2. Ohio st is one of those programs where going 11-2 and a rose bowl win is disappointing. Not allowed to lose there

@garretbellah8615 Жыл бұрын

I think I'm still stunned he hasn't said a word since accepting the job. Just dipped.

@michaelsymonselectricstraw1862 Жыл бұрын

Ohio state defense is going to be monsters

@efficientmagazine1884 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do one on DJ Durkin ?

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

I'll see what I can do. Right now I'm heading into swings through the ACC and Notre Dame + a few Big 10 D's, but I'll put Durkin on the list and see if his Ole Miss D might fit in with some offenses that'd be cool to cover.

@aaronsims2015 2 жыл бұрын

How do you think Texas defense will do in year 2 under Pete Kwiatkowski

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't broken down this year's unit yet, but schematically I think it was going to be hard to go from Todd Orlando to Chris Ash to Pete Kwiatkowski in three consecutive seasons without major disruptions to personnel, just because of style of play. Kwiatkowski's best defenses at Washington based out of a true 2-gapping 3-4 front (or Nickel substitutions from it), and although his Nickel packages aren't completely different from Ash personnel-wise, there are still plenty of differences in coverage and pressure philosophy that would be hard to perfect in year one. The Big 12 is a different challenge vs. the PAC-12, so I'd want to be careful about saying too much without seeing exactly what the problems were in 2021, but my guess is that this is a case where that extra year in the system will be really valuable, and will allow for accelerated improvement.

@erictell9780 2 жыл бұрын

Terrible!!!!!!!!!!!! Only will get worse

@thetruth7739 2 жыл бұрын

Gary Patterson will be helping Pete adapt to the big 12 giving him more a developmental role

@rephillips56 2 жыл бұрын

Can you show how Ohio State's Offensive line could have overcome Michigan and Oregon's blocking schemes? Ohio State has a new Offensive line coach. How will/can he overcome what Stud did not? Was the 4 tackle scheme a contributor to the problem?

@erictell9780 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely it was because of there height inside guys need to get lower faster which is being 6’6 and or 6’5 are too tall put them 6’3 guys in and watch them get the leverage advantage

@orangetuono38 2 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown. Why did you pick on Texas so much? That was a Heartbreaker of a loss in Austin no less.

@TheCoordinatorProject 2 жыл бұрын

Hah, believe it or not, it's almost a compliment. I try to get two videos out of each matchup that I study, so if I'm profiling a defense then I'll watch them against offenses that I want to make videos about, and then I pick plays from those games that highlight the defense. Texas will get its revenge when I make the Sark video!

@brettk9316 2 жыл бұрын

Meh guess his 3rd and outs % were good but seems his defenses love to give up some big plays. Maybe better players at ohio st can help stop this or maybe not. We will see in a couple months time.

@botomcgee808 2 жыл бұрын

ANOTHA ONE…

@bengrunewald2496 Жыл бұрын

F*** Jim Knowles for leaving us😮

@garthstill7665 2 жыл бұрын

It was all of the seniors,not exactly Knowles. It took him 4years to see some improvement,not impressed. Derek Mason is better

@mileshall3177 2 жыл бұрын

Do you expect him to produce a top 5 defense with freshman and sophomore 3 stars? Of course he needed 3 or 4 years to get it going. A lot of the players he had weren’t athletic freaks like some of the guys at Ohio State. Now that he has nearly a 5 star at every position on defense he should be able to produce that same defense he did last year at Oklahoma State, this year and next year at Ohio State.

@ruckanitepreacher5618 2 жыл бұрын

But they got better each year and that is most important.

@ruckanitepreacher5618 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. They got better each year and noticeably so. OSU should be at least 5% better on D this year and with the amazing offence they'll have it will be exciting.@@mileshall3177

@orangetuono38 2 жыл бұрын

Will have to see if Mason is better, but he does inherit a fair # of likely draftees.

@ammielcoats9762 2 жыл бұрын

@@mileshall3177 facts

@natestakely1478 2 жыл бұрын

If we cannot be honest we should stop watching. Govid,spelling for utube (Ohio States policies) cut them like a gelded horse. It showed up in OSU wrestling also. THIS YR... Famous sound bite Natty 2020 Coach Day: I have a few guys out. Coach Saban: The virus magically skipped my team. Even PSU recruited, Cale Sanderson #1 team. The B1G comish = 5 game season. His son in the sec? 12 games. BTW Buckeyes have painful problems with the defense 2022 season. Mark it. Will you can Day 2023????