Bill O'Brien has announced that he will stay at Penn State next season, despite rumors that he was looking at other schools or the NFL.
Bill O'Brien has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year after a successful first season in Happy Valley that concluded with an 8-4 record. Being the only coach in the conference with no head coaching experience at any level before the season, this is quite an honor for O'Brien who beat out some other accomplished coaches including two-time national champion Urban Meyer who led the Ohio State Buckeyes to an undefeated season.
Last night, the Big Ten Conference annual football awards were announced, and Penn State made a killing both with the individual award winners and the All-Big Ten Conference coaches' picks.
The 2012 Penn State Football season will forever be remembered for a myriad of moments. Over the course of the season, we all witnessed these moments -- both in triumph and defeat. Below is a compilation of some of our favorite images taken by our staff during this truly unforgettable season.
After several individual weekly awards throughout the year, it is fitting that Penn State had two players take home conference honors following the season finale. Senior defensive tackle Jordan Hill was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after a monster game while kicker Sam Ficken won Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after making the game-winning field goal against Wisconsin.
Penn State's emotional performance on Saturday is something that will be discussed for many years to come. Of all the games I've attended over the years, only 2005 Ohio State and 2007 Notre Dame came close in terms of excitement and meaning. If you were a student and didn't give up one more day at home for this game, you should regret it. Here are the last observations of the season.