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.

Penn State has been knocking on the door of beating the best of the college football programs in the nation year after year but has continually come up short. That said, the Nittany Lions just made a move that gets them closer to their goal.

Penn State could be college football's next big thing after poaching Ohio State's ace defensive coordinator following their national championship win.