The defense — that’s a completely different story.

On Monday, Wilson looked to remedy some of those issues by hiring Brian Knorr as the team’s defensive coordinator.

Knorr spent the past six seasons at Wake Forest, including the last three as the Demon Deacons’ defensive coordinator.

“Brian is a strong addition to our coaching staff,” Wilson said in a statement. “He brings tremendous experience and a background having coached on both sides of the ball, as a defensive coordinator and as an FBS head coach. We are excited to take a positive step in building a winning program that our players and fans deserver.”

It’s been an odd past two weeks for Knorr. With the change in head coaches at Wake Forest, Knorr accepted a position on Air Force’s staff on Jan. 10 — he graduated from Air Force in 1986 and played quarterback as well as having two coaching stints there.

But the opportunity at Indiana was one he couldn’t pass up.

"There is a buzz about the direction IU Football is headed in and I look forward to bringing some of the toughness and aggressiveness that I know Coach Wilson wants to implement on the defensive side of the ball," said Knorr, who was head coach at Ohio from 2001-04.

He’ll have his hands full at Indiana. The Hoosiers were 120th (out of 123) in total defense in 2013, allowing 527.9 yards per game. They were 115th against the run (237.8 yards per game) and 114th in scoring defense (38.8 points).

At Wake Forest last season, the Deacons were 32nd in yards allowed (366.2) and 38th in scoring defense (24.1).


BAMA FRESHMAN ARRESTED


Tony Brown was one of the nation’s top recruits when he signed and enrolled earlier this month at Alabama.

Expected to step on campus and compete for immediate playing time, Brown likely made cracking the Crimson Tide lineup a little bit tougher Sunday morning.

The 5-star recruit — ranked No. 16 overall by 247Sports.com — was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and failure to obey, according to AL.com.

Tuscaloosa police arrived at an apartment complex after receiving reports of a loud party with underage drinking. A 22-year-old man was arrested for disorderly conduct, according to the report, but after police ordered the crowd to disperse, Brown remained and yelled threatening profanity at the police, Tuscaloosa PD public information officer Sgt. Brent Blankley told AL.com.

After Brown resisted arrest, police pepper sprayed him and handcuffed. Brown was bailed out of jail Sunday.

The 6-foot, 180-pound Brown played at Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas.


MSU DC GETS 2-YEAR EXTENSION


Mississippi State and defensive coordinator Geoff Collins agreed to a two-year contract extension, the university announced Monday.

Collins will make $575,000 next season and $625,000 in 2015 — $1.2 million over two seasons.

“I am proud to be a Mississippi State Bulldog,” Collins said in a statement. “We have a talented group coming back next season and believe it can be a special year for us. I look forward to continuing to develop our players both on and off the football field. Coming off another bowl win with National Signing Day approaching, the direction of Mississippi State football is bright.”

The Bulldogs had the nation’s 18th-best defense in 2013, allowing 349.3 total yards in Collins’ first season as the team’s defensive coordinator. The Bulldogs were 33rd in scoring defense at 23.0 points per game allowed.

Collins joined Dan Mullen’s staff in 2011 after previous stops at FIU, UCF, Alabama, Georgia Tech and Western Carolina.

“Geoff is one of the bright defensive minds in all of college football,” Mullen said. “We as a staff and I know our players are excited about his extension.”


UCLA GETS MIAMI OL TRANSFER


Malcolm Bunche has one season of eligibility remaining and he’s not spending it at Miami.

After seeing his playing time drop considerably from his sophomore season in 2012 to this past season, Bunche is transferring to UCLA, his father told the Miami Herald.

And after playing guard at Miami, the 6-7, 327-pounder will play tackle for the Bruins.

“I talked to Malcolm last night for quite a while and he was very impressed with his overall experience with the trip there to UCLA, the tour of the campus, his conversation with the head coach and offensive coordinator — and even more so his offensive line coach (Adrian Klemm),” Curtis Blanche told the Herald. “He’s had several years of NFL experience as an O-lineman and has (three) Super Bowl rings (with New England).”

Bunche will be eligible to play immediately at UCLA.


SANDUSKY’S SON SPEAKS IN DOCUMENTARY


As Jerry Sandusky sits in jail for upward of 60 years, his adoptive son is speaking out for the first time.

Matt Sandusky's comments are featured in "Happy Valley," a 100-minute documentary  that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah Sunday, per Centre Daily. Matt Sandusky came forward as a victim of his father's abuse during the 2012 trial in which Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of child abuse.

“My role in the film was to share the perspective of a survivor, to give survivors a voice,” Sandusky told the Centre Daily Times.

The scandal rocked State College, Pa., coined Happy Valley by the Penn State students who call it home, and legendary coach Joe Paterno was fired.

The film, directed by Amir Bar-Lev, takes a look at if Jerry Sandusky's abuse was really an "open secret" in the small town. According to the film's Sundance page, Bar-Lev and his crew filmed the documentary over the course of a year. It includes interviews with Joe Paterno's son Scott and his widow Sue among others, per a Fox News review.

Bar-Lev and producer Ken Dornstein "held the film" for Matt Sandusky's interviewing. The interview took place the week before Thanksgiving, according to the Los Angeles Times, a tight deadline for the mid-January Sundance showing.

“I chose to come forward publicly in this documentary because I felt strong enough to do so and because I want to speak out to help other survivors,” he said. “For me and all survivors it is important to have control over the timing and setting of disclosure."

Matt Sandusky, who is married with four children, told the Centre Daily Times he plans to become an advocate by starting a non-profit organization that will focus on educating and advocating for abuse survivors.

Contributors: Ken Bradley, Cassandra Negley