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O'Brien leaving Penn St. for NFL
Penn State Two Years Heal
Former Penn State head coach Bill O' Brien leads his team onto the field at Beaver Stadium before a Sept. 7 game against Eastern Michigan. - photo by Associated Press
Penn State is ready to move on without Bill O'Brien and expects to hire a successor within days, not weeks. O'Brien left the Nittany Lions less than two years after replacing Joe Paterno, returning to the NFL with the Houston Texans to coach the team with the league's worst record this season. "I believe that Bill O'Brien came here with the intent to be here for a long haul," Penn State athletic director Dave Joyner said Thursday.