Penn State’s Bill O’Brien was named Thursday night the winner of the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award, the third national honor he’s received after his first season. O’Brien, who received the award at a dinner in Houston, won the award over five other finalists: James Franklin of Vanderbilt, Urban Meyer of Ohio State, [...]
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January 17th, 2013
O’Brien wins Bear Bryant Coach of Year Award
Posted in Penn State football 
Tags: Bear Bryant, Bill O'Brien, Bill Snyder, David Shaw, James Franklin, Joe Paterno, Kevin Sumlin, Penn State, Urban Meyer 
Comments OffJanuary 3rd, 2013
O’Brien staying at Penn State
After flirting with at least two NFL teams this week, Bill O’Brien decided to stay as Penn State football coach Thursday night after the university made a huge push to keep him, according to several reports. The possibility of O’Brien leaving Penn State after one season for an NFL head coaching job seemed to be [...]
Posted in Penn State football Tags: Akeel Lynch, Bill O'Brien, Dave Joyner, Joe Linta, Joe Paterno, Penn State, Stephon Morris, Terry Pegula Comments OffNovember 1st, 2012
Johnson: ‘I have everything that I want here’
Penn State assistant coach Larry Johnson, one of the two holdovers from Joe Paterno’s staff, said Thursday that he no longer has a burning desire to become a head coach one day. “I’m a very simple guy,” he said. “I know what I want to do. Being a head coach may not be the thing [...]
Posted in Penn State football Tags: Aaron Maybin, Bill O'Brien, Devon Still, Jared Odrick, Joe Paterno, Larry Johnson, Penn State, Tamba Hali Comments Off
