February 10th, 2012
Rarely in recent memory has the first day on a new job been so delayed, but Bill O’Brien is finally the full-time head coach of Penn State Football. It still sounds strange, doesn’t it? Strange in a good way, though, if only because O’Brien has been very impressive so far. …
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January 25th, 2012
The gravity of this moment for anybody who truly understands it is immense. Not only for college football, but for people everywhere who learned under an honorable man. Joseph Vincent Paterno devoted his life to The Pennsylvania State University. He possessed inherently positive attributes as a man, a coach, a …
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January 13th, 2012
Last Saturday was the centerpiece of one of the most monumental weekends in decades for Penn State. The introduction of new head football coach Bill O’Brien and all that it represented was surreal for followers of the program. The day was inevitable – not that O’Brien was the selection, but …
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January 11th, 2012
In a span of two months, Penn State has employed three head football coaches: Joe Paterno, Tom Bradley and now Bill O’Brien. You’d think there was something strange happening in State College, eh? Who exactly is O’Brien? And why was he chosen to succeed the iconic Paterno? Let’s examine that. …
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