But one section of the Penn State community remained in lock-step solidarity. Nearly all of Bill O'Brien's current and former players who were compelled to speak publicly had nothing but admiration and glowing words for their outgoing coach.
The loss of Bill O’Brien stings, but there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate the tenure of Joe Paterno’s successor. While his departure to the NFL after only two seasons is a bitter ending to an otherwise sweet story, O’Brien deserves immense credit and appreciation for stepping into the role of head football coach during the most tumultuous and tragic episode in school history and leading the Nittany Lions to an incredible 15-9 record.
Rumors have been circulating for days about various coaches that are interested in replacing O'Brien, and now Athletic Director David Joyner and co. will be tasked with finding a replacement. We compiled a list of some potential candidates, but remember, as we learned with O'Brien, there's no guarantee that Penn State will hire anyone who is mentioned early in the process.
The rumors and speculation are over; the unfortunate verdict is finally in. After spending two seasons at Penn State, Bill O'Brien will forgo the remaining three years on his contract to become the head coach of the Houston Texans.
It’s usually clichéd to say that a basketball game is a tale of two halves, mostly because discussing a game in such simple terms is often inaccurate. However, Penn State’s 79-63 loss to fifth ranked Michigan State was exactly that.
As 2013 comes to a close, we here at Onward State are taking some time to reflect on a hectic but rewarding year. Our 2,498 published posts were viewed by millions of people from 221 countries and territories in 2013 (special shout out to the bro/bro-dette from Turkmenistan last week).
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