What can Brown do for you? Penn State hires Bill O'Brien to succeed Joe Paterno

Bill O'Brien, who has directed the New England Patriots' offense the past three seasons, will become the next head coach at Penn State, according to NFL sources.

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The various Penn State message boards are in full meltdown, but the Clips staff is very happy with this hire.

At the very least we implore fans to give O'Brien a fair trial. One cannot judge this hire for at least three years.

And consider this...

• Rip Engle, former Brown University coach: 104-48-4 at Penn State, inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 1973
• Joe Paterno, Brown University (Class of 1950): 409–136–3 at Penn State, inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2007
• Bill O'Brien, Brown University (Class of 1993): 0-0-0 at Penn State

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