
Expectations for the 2011-2012 Nittany Lion basketball team hovered near the basement of the Big Ten heading into the season, and they may prove accurate at season's end. However, the groundwork being laid by Pat Chambers and his staff gives Penn State fans hope for a bright future for a fan base dying to believe in one.

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It was only a week ago that Penn State went into Evanston and suffered an embarrassing loss to Northwestern. Seven days later and no one is taking Penn State for granted in the Big Ten.

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.