After winning the national championship, Knowles decided to leave for more money over at Penn State and now coaches for the Nittany Lions. Instead of seeing a drop off in the defense without Knowles' coaching, the Buckeyes' defense might actually be better. Jim Knowles made the wrong decision to leave the Ohio State football programIn his first real test with his new defense, at home, mind you, Knowles' defense allowed 424 yards, 20 first downs, and 30 points. Penn State lost to Oregon in double overtime at home, allowing the Ducks to convert 5/7 of their fourth-down attempts as well. Still, it looks like the Ohio State Buckeyes may have made an upgrade at the defensive coordinator spot.