Mike Gundy gave a little bit of insight into what went into hiring new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.
Gundy had a committee of individuals to help him through the interview process, and the 52-year-old Knowles won them over with his intelligence.
“I scanned the internet and looked for coaches who’d had success at schools that maybe hadn’t had the same talent as other schools, and he had been considerably successful for a number of years,” Gundy said.
“There were seven of us that interviewed, I think, seven different coaches.
“He’s a Cornell grad, he’s been a head coach in the Ivy League, been a Wall Street guy.