Paternoville will not undergo a name change, at least initially, as the Bill O'Brien era begins at Penn State.
Bill O'Brien officially met the media in a Saturday morning press conference at the Nittany Lion Inn. Accompanied by his wife and one of his two sons, who was wearing a Silas Redd jersey, he laid out his appreciation and plans for the future of the Penn State football program.
Check our Cover It Live embed below for real-time tweets from the Nittany Lion Inn, where this morning's introductory press conference with head coach Bill O'Brien is set to take place.
When Rodney Erickson became the 17th president of Penn State University, he promised to usher in a new era of transparency. Fifty-nine days later, Penn State fans were left with an undefendable public relations disaster following the hire of Bill O'Brien.
Thursday evening, ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen reported that New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien had reached an agreement with Penn State to be Joe Paterno's successor. Twenty four hours later, after arriving in State College, Penn State official have confirmed the report and have scheduled an 11 30 a.m. press conference this morning.