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Penn State's wait for a head coach finally ended Saturday as the school introduced Bill O'Brien as its new leader. O'Brien came across well at his news conference, and while I waited for him to get on the phone Sunday, I could hear fans wishing him well at Penn State's basketball game in the background. But there are challenges ahead, namely juggling his new job with his current one (New England Patriots offensive coordinator). He also has to try and salvage a recruiting class and form a staff that will include current Penn State defensive line coach Larry Johnson, who will lead the team's recruiting efforts for the time being, as well as Charles London from the Tennessee Titans.
By Wednesday, there will be at the very least seven full-time coaches. You're allowed nine on staff, and seven of those guys will be in place by Wednesday in the building, in addition to a couple guys that are coming on board for different roles. So they'll know who their coaches are very soon here.
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He is 42 and has an extensive college & NFL career.
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| Well I hope he does a good job, and doesn't have to spend too much effort fighting the resistance from some Penn State fans (inside and outside the school) to hiring an "outsider". Given the beating the reputation of the school's football program and administration have taken recently, I think they were smart to hire an outsider.
Odd fact: O'Brien and Paterno both went to Brown.
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| Given the whole situation, it was probably the best to hire from the outside. That way the guy wasn't tainted or there is even a hint that he 'also knew'. And probably less strife from the pro-Paterno and anti-Paterno sides.
I wonder if he will try to transform PSU into a high powered passing team?
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Paterno's former top assistant who finished year as interim head coach and Paterno's son won't have a job on the new Penn State football team. Both are moving on.
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Former Penn State interim coach and defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will not be part of new coach Bill O'Brien's staff, Bradley told ESPN's John Barr on Thursday.
Jay Paterno, who served as quarterbacks coach under his father, announced earlier this week that he would not return to the staff for 2012.
Penn State on Thursday announced the hiring of six assistant coaches, including two holdovers from the previous staff. Defensive line coach Larry Johnson and linebackers coach Ron Vanderlinden will remain in their roles under O'Brien.
"The Board's unanimous judgment was that Coach Paterno could not be expected to continue to effectively perform his duties and that it was in the best interests of the University to make an immediate change in his status," said the statement from chairman Steve Garban and vice chairman John Surma.
"The details of his retirement are being worked out and will be made public when they are finalized," the statement continued. "Generally speaking, the University intends to honor the terms of his employment contract and is treating him financially as if he had retired at the end of the 2011 football season."
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