Former Penn State coach Bill O'Brien set to take top job at Boston College, report says
The excitement surrounding the idea of Penn State facing one of its former head coaches in a coordinator role in 2024 lasted less than a month. After taking the Ohio Stae offensive coordinator job on Jan. 19, Bill O’Brien is already leaving the Buckeyes. ESPN and multiple media outlets reported Friday morning that O’Brien will be the new head coach at Boston College. He takes over for Jeff Hafley, who left the Eagles after four seasons to become the Green Bay Packers’ new defensive coordinator.
The move allows O’Brien, 54, to return to the college head coaching ranks for the first time since he guided the Nittany Lions from 2012-2013. It also gets him back to where his family resides in Massachusetts. As for the Buckeyes, it puts the favorite to win the Big Ten in a position of having to hire a new play caller on offense less than a month before the team starts spring practice on March 7. Who head coach Ryan Day will go with now is going to be a hot topic in college football circles over the next couple of weeks. The Buckeyes were said to have had numerous high-level options before picking O’Brien. He most recently was on the New England Patriots’ staff.
Penn State welcomes Ohio State to Beaver Stadium on Nov. 2. It will do so with a new play caller. OSU is bringing Chip Kelly in to replace O’Brien.
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February is hardly an “off” part of the offseason, even if it is one of the quietest months from a recruiting perspective. Blue-White Illustrated subscribers have learned plenty of news about the 2024 version of the Nittany Lions recently.
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Publisher Sean Fitz has a look at which players have the most to gain during winter workouts. The coaching staff has picked two sets of competitors of the day from those so far. Film analyst Thomas Frank Carr is also taking a deep dive on new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. He also has numerous reasons for fans to be optimistic about the season ahead. Those include a look at where quarterback Drew Allar shined in 2023.
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