New England Patriots Coach Bill O’Brien Takes Over At Penn State, Replaces Joe Paterno

Penn State is one head coach richer while the New England Patriots are one assistant coach poorer. Bill O’Brien, the teams offensive coordinator is rumored on Friday to be taking over for the scandal ridden Penn State football program, a vacancy that was made available after the school fired Joe Paterno following the Joe Sandusky sex scandal.

According to league sources O’Brien will finish out the playoffs with New England before heading to Penn state where he will immediately start his new gig.

At this time coaches at Penn State tell the Associated Press that they have not received official word about O’Brien’s new head coaching position within the organization.

Bill O’Brien only just took over the offensive coordinator position for Patriots organization this season but has worked with the club since 2007.

O’Brien will bring 12 years of college coaching experience to the table with time spent at both Georgia Tech and Duke.

At least one former Penn State alumni won’t be happy if the rumor is true, speaking about the new hire former linkebacker and Lettermen’s Club member Brandon Short said that bringing in an external candidate would be unwise.

“What they have effectively done is turn their backs on 100 years of tradition” Short revealed.

Do you think Bill O’Brien is the right choice for the Penn State head coaching position?