The former run-on started all 13 games at long snapper for the Nittany Lions last season.
"In some ways we're gonna get back to the purest form of football. You're playing in some field connected to a school or a church, and it's your parents that are sitting there watching, and it's the purest form of football."
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O'Brien joined the Texans in 2014 after spending two seasons as Penn State football's head coach.
Despite not playing a game yet, the Nittany Lions jumped one spot in this week's poll.