(AP) — Penn State is in the market for a coach again now that Bill O'Brien has jumped to the NFL. Here are six possible candidates to replace him. [ MORE: Dienhart: Penn State owes O?Brien a debt of gratitude ] -James Franklin, Vanderbilt. The eastern Pennsylvania native played at Division II East Stroudsburg and […]
Penn State's Bill O'Brien is a hot commodity, and he'll remain that way as long as he stays at Penn State. Last year, NFL teams inquired about O'Brien following his remarkable job in leading the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 season. Reports indicate there will be more NFL executives pursuing O'Brien this offseason. And the […]
To the surprise of no one, there was quite the celebration in the Penn State locker room following Saturday night's quadruple-overtime victory over previously undefeated Michigan. Watch the Nittany Lions celebrate in the locker room and hear Bill O'Brien's speech to his team in this post. [ MORE: Allen Robinson's catch, in photo and video […]
So, there's this stat: Wisconsin never had three running backs rush for at least 100 yards in a single game before the 2012 Big Ten title game. Its now done it in two of its last three games, as a trio of Badgers reached the 100-yard mark in their 45-0 season-opening win over UMass. And […]
Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien is getting a $1 million pay raise after a successful debut in Happy Valley. O'Brien's deal when he arrived in January 2012 called for a base salary of $950,000. That's going up to $1.9 million starting July 1, according to contract terms released Thursday by the school. [ RELATED: […]
Penn State introduced a pretty cool wrinkle to its Blue-White Spring Game on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium. Early in the third quarter, head coach Bill O'Brien called the team's plays over the PA system, for all the fans to hear. Among the highlights of O'Brien's time speaking to the crowd was when he joked […]