Often thought of as a "tease", Saturday's Blue-White game has the potential to be a little more exciting and significant than usual. Bill O'Brien will be walking the Beaver Stadium sidelines for the first time, and with a limited number of summer practices to implement his system, it is likely that this game will be a little more serious than your typical spring "glorified scrimmage."
After a quiet week that saw a few targeted recruits opt for other schools, Bill O'Brien has recovered in the form of Greg Webb, a four star defensive tackle out of New Jersey.
Bill O'Brien was hired as the new head coach of the Penn State football program two months and 23 days ago to the tune of disappointment and disdain from fans, students, and alumni. In the time that has passed since then, he's put together one of the strongest recruiting classes that the team has seen in years and has quickly endeared himself to the State College community, forcing the haters to eat their words.
It was about as eventful of a day as it can get in late March when it comes to college football. It began with a Bill O'Brien press conference and concluded with another Class of 2013 recruit giving Penn State a verbal commit. In between, the first of fifteen spring practice took place and a typical blue Penn State jacket became the story of the day.
Spring football practice for Penn State will begin today as the Nittany Lions will practice fifteen times under Bill O'Brien's watch before playing the annual Blue-White game on April 21st. Between now and then, there are some questions that will hopefully be made a little clearer.
Two time All-Big Ten quarterback Daryll Clark played his final game for Penn State on January 1, 2010. Immediately after, the Nittany Lions began searching for his replacement. Fast forward more than two years later, and the search is still unable to find stability, consistency, and quality play from the quarterback position. Read about this years contenders after the jump.