New Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles seems to be hitting all the right notes in his first week with the Nittany Lions. Penn State football’s social media account posted a video Tuesday of Knowles, the former Ohio State DC, addressing the PSU team.

Knowles will make Penn State's defense one of the best in the country, but his addition might help the offense too.

In hiring Jim Knowles, Penn State followed the adage: If you can't beat them, turn them to your side. While everyone in college football is already talking about Penn State's new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, it's possible that not everyone is realizing how much his betrayal of Ohio State benefits his new club.