Jim Knowles
American football coach
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Oct 7, 2026
speaker_135UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game? And how hard was that for you being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that for that game?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
I think, uh- If you're gonna survive in this profession and grow, not, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have, you have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So, um, probably when I was younger that was hard, you know, because you're, you know ... you ta- you take it personally.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_140UNKNOWN
Do you, like, uh, do you, like, appreciate that almost even though he gets called for it, that he's being aggressive and he makes that, that kind of mistake rather than being, like, a, a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere?
Brian HartlineGUEST
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
I mean, you're gonna play to your strengths, you know, and, uh, that's, that's my job, is, is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles who-- and I've said it before, and it helped our defense so much last year.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now, it changes the way you call a game.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You, you, you don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out 'cause they're making tackles.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_91UNKNOWN
What are-- Have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here, and, and what's your confidence level that that offensive line's gonna allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall?
speaker_71UNKNOWN
But that says a lot, you know, um, playing against, I mean, all these-- I mean, how much fun it is being a coach and, and seeing what your dreams are all coming true now?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Again, like it's, uh, I'm always trying to stay one step ahead and, and, you know, think about what's coming next.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
But I'll have fun when it's all, when it's all said and done, and I feel like we've done our job and completed the task.
2 HRS 41 MINS LATER
speaker_140UNKNOWN
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
speaker_61CORRESPONDENT
What are the important moments of getting a quarterback to hold the ball longer? Um, 'cause it looked like Gabriel, compared to the first game, uh, when you guys played, he was just-- he was sitting in the pocket much longer, pounding the ball more.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You change the picture post-snap, um, and that forces a lot of the other changes.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
If you look at some guys from the inside and you watch them, they have so much energy, uh, and they're so aggressive, and they really-- it's like they're feeding off each other, and they think they're a nice guy.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Um, uh, you know, in Ohio State, it's like the expectations are high all the time, and, um, you know, those guys feel that.
speaker_61CORRESPONDENT
I mean, all, I mean, how much fun it is when you're, you're, you're seeing what you dreamed about come to life.
speaker_51UNKNOWN
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you're gonna play to your strengths, you know, and, uh, that's, that's my job is, is to what do we have and what do we do best.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
And when you have defensive tackles who-- And I've said it before, it, it helped our defense so much last year.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now, it changes the way you call a game.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You, you, you don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out 'cause they're making tackles.
3 HRS 34 MINS LATER
speaker_51UNKNOWN
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Brian HartlineGUEST
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you're gonna play to your strengths, you know, and, uh, that's, that's my job, is, is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles whom...
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now, it changes the way you call a game.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You, you, you don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out 'cause they're making tackles.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_74UNKNOWN
What are-- have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here, and, and what's your confidence level that that offensive line's gonna allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall?
speaker_123UNKNOWN
Is-- does that still apply to Will with Sonny and CJ? And if not, what would you ideally like to see what that split looks like between those two guys for that spot?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
No, it doesn't apply to CJ, right? So that's when you get into like, okay, we have, uh, CJ, you know, who when I d- think about things, I think about, okay, is there a clear delineation one and two, but not with CJ.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So, you know, you, you could see, you could see the combination there, you know.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You could see Sonny playing Mike and CJ playing Will and Cody taking a rest, you know.
speaker_124UNKNOWN
How much do you sense the, the opportunity that they feel to go out and kind of reestablish themselves as, as that dominant group once again?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_20UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that? Yeah,
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take it personally.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Do you like it? he gets called forth and he's being aggressive and he makes that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_12UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that after
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take it personally.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_16UNKNOWN
and he makes that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_13UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that? Yeah,
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take you take it personally I think now My job is to not be emotional about it my job is to is to fix it, you know, that's that's my job, so You got to evaluate it you gotta You can't blame the players.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_6UNKNOWN
atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_20UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that? Yeah,
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take it personally.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Do you like it? he gets called forth and he's being aggressive and he makes that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_14UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that? Yeah,
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take it personally.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_18UNKNOWN
being aggressive and he makes that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_18UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take it personally.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_6UNKNOWN
What do you like it? he gets called forth and he's being aggressive and he makes that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_28UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change, uh, structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that, do you think?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
I think, uh, if you're gonna survive in this profession and grow, not, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, se- see things that happen on the field and go back to, "How did I coach that? How did I prepare for that?" You ha- you have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So, um, probably when I was younger that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, you ta- you take it personally.
7 MINS LATER
speaker_142UNKNOWN
Um-What, do you like, do you like appreciate that almost even though he gets called for it and he's being aggressive and he makes that, that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_20UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that? Yeah,
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take it personally.
6 MINS LATER
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Do you like it? he gets called forth and he's being aggressive and he makes that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_24UNKNOWN
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that? Yeah,
Jim KnowlesGUEST
if you're going to survive in this profession and grow, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, see things that happen on the field and go back to how did I coach that? How did I prepare for that? You have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, You take it personally.
7 MINS LATER
speaker_11UNKNOWN
and he's being aggressive and he makes that kind of mistake rather than being like a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere? Yeah, I mean,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Jim Harbaugh) August 6 Elite
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_83UNKNOWN
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you're gonna play to your strengths, you know? And, uh, that's, that's my job is, is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles who ...
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now, it changes the way you call a game.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You, you, you don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out 'cause they're making tackles.
1 HR 26 MINS LATER
speaker_35UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game? And how hard was that for you, being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that, do you think?
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Jim Harbaugh) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_78UNKNOWN
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you're gonna play to your strengths, you know? And, uh, that's, that's my job, is to, is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles who...
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now, it changes the way you call a game.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You, you, you don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out 'cause they're making tackles.
1 HR 26 MINS LATER
speaker_34UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that play game?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 20m
speaker_41UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game? And how hard was that for you, being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that during that game?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
I think, uh, if you're gonna survive in this profession and grow, not, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, se- see things that happen on the field and go back to, "How did I coach that? How did I prepare for that?" You ha- you have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So, um, probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know, you ta- you take it personally.
7 MINS LATER
speaker_139UNKNOWN
Um- What, do you like, do you like appreciate that almost, even though he gets called for it and he's being aggressive and he makes that, that kind of mistake rather than being like a, a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_113UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that during that game?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
I think, uh, if you're gonna survive in this profession and grow, not, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, se- see things that happen on the field and go back to, "How did I coach that? How did I prepare for that?" You ha- you have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So, um, probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know...
8 MINS LATER
speaker_123UNKNOWN
Do you, like, uh, do you, like, appreciate that almost, even though he gets called for it, that he's being aggressive and he makes that, that kind of mistake, rather than being, like, a, a timid guy in that kind of opportunity?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_24UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change, uh, structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and, and how hard was that for you, being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that, do you think?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
I think, uh, if you're gonna survive in this profession and grow, not, you know, not just survive, but grow and get better, you always have to look at yourself.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You have to, you know, s- see things that happen on the field and go back to, "How did I coach that? How did I prepare for that?" You ha- you have to take responsibility.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
So, um, probably when I was younger, that was hard, you know, because you're, you know...
7 MINS LATER
speaker_108UNKNOWN
Do you, like, uh, do you, like, appreciate that almost, even though he gets called for it, that he's being aggressive and he makes that, that kind of mistake, rather than being, like, a, a timid guy in that kind of atmosphere?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Jim Harbaugh) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
B. MosesHOST
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you're gonna play to your strengths, you know, and, uh, that's, that's my job is, is to what do we have and what do we do best.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
And when you have defensive tackles who-- and I've said it before, it, it helped our defense so much last year.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now, it changes the way you call a game.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You, you, you don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out 'cause they're making tackles.
1 HR 38 MINS LATER
speaker_52UNKNOWN
Um, what really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever, what was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a, a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that type of thing?
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Jim Harbaugh) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_9MODERATOR
Jim, we've talked about safety, changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things
Jim KnowlesGUEST
defensively? Yeah, I mean, you're going to play to your strengths, you know, and that's my job is to what do we have and what do we do best.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles, and I've said it before, it helped our defense so much last year.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now, it changes the way you call a game.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
You don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles.
1 HR 34 MINS LATER
speaker_21PANELIST
What really did change structurally, maybe psychologically, whatever? What was the big difference after that game, and how hard was that for you, being a veteran coach and having to reassess the way you did that? Yeah,
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Bryce West) 3 August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
Joe JonasADVERTISER
Just what did, what did you think of, of that sort of trend and how it's evolved and the way you guys almost shut them out the first half?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Um, you know, our DBs, you know, our BIA, Best In America, we led the country in pass defense, right? I think, uh, it was ninety-six when I, uh, when I got here, and it was number one last year.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
It's, it's-- they, they view it as a standard, so that was good to see in the first, first half.
speaker_31ADVERTISER
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Bryce West) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_28UNKNOWN
Jim, what does a, a healthy Mitchell Melton, how does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it?
Jim KnowlesGUEST
In, um, in our four down, um, you know, he's a guy that can do a lot of things, uh, drop, fold in there and make plays.
Jim KnowlesGUEST
Um, you know, we're kinda loaded at that end position, so he's gonna play there.
speaker_64UNKNOWN
Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?
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