Jim Knowles seemed like a bit of an out-of-nowhere hire when Mike Gundy brought him on in 2018, but apparently Knowles had acquaintances at big-time schools.
Baylor coach Dave Aranda made the jump to Waco this offseason after winning a national championship as LSU’s defensive coordinator, where he was since 2016. Aranda said this week that he and Knowles talked on a few occasions before each joined a Big 12 program.
“I remember calling him up when he was at Duke and I was at LSU and talking to him just about how they play,” Aranda said.