Reports: Pats assistant O’Brien to coach Penn St


January 6, 2012 at 10:03a.m.

Reports: Pats assistant O’Brien to coach Penn St

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien will be Penn State’s first new head football coach in nearly a half-century, according to multiple reports. ESPN, citing unnamed sources, first reported Thursday night that an official announcement would be made Saturday, and that O’Brien would continue as an assistant with the Patriots the rest of the postseason.