According to a report by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the university is reportedly preparing to lose O'Brien by going after Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.
“I just off the phone with him," Holley said. "He said he isn’t going. It’s not true."
Three former Penn State football players were named to the 2014 National Football League Pro Bowl on Friday night. Cameron Wake, NaVorro Bowman, and Tamba Hali will all represent their respective pro teams in the Pro Bowl, the NFL all-star game, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 26 at 7 p.m. This is the first season that the Pro Bowl will not be divided by conference, instead featuring a draft as captains Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders will select teams from the pool of players voted into the game.
The likelihood of Bill O'Brien leaving Penn State for the NFL increased drastically today, as a firm report from ESPN NFL Insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter indicates that the Houston Texans are close to finalizing a deal to draw O'Brien to Texas.
Bill O'Brien plans to interview with the Houston Texans at some point in the near future according to a report by Ian Rapoport, an NFL Network National Insider. We previously reported this past week that O'Brien had approached university officials asking for his NFL contract buyout to be lowered.
Freshman quarterback Christian Hackenberg added an additional three national accolades to his growing list of freshman honors this past week.