Bill OBrien was born on October 23, 1969 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He is currently the offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. Multiple sources reported Jan. 5 that O'Brien has agreed in principle to serve as head football coach at Penn State, but there has been no formal announcement.
After two seasons with Duke, O'Brien was hired by the New England Patriots on February 27, 2007 as an offensive assistant. On February 21, 2008, O'Brien was promoted to wide receivers coach. He became the team's quarterback coach and offensive play-caller following the 2008 season and the departure of quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in February 2011.
Following the Patriots' 2011 season, O'Brien's contract was not renewed and allowed to expire, making him available to be interviewed by other NFL teams and NCAA programs. The Patriots gave the Jacksonville Jaguars permission to interview O'Brien during their bye week. After a head coaching position was never offered, on January 5th, 2012, O'Brien interviewed with Penn State staff. According to WEEI and ESPN, O'Brien agreed to take the position of head coach, replacing Joe Paterno, who was fired amid the Penn State sex abuse scandal. O'Brien is expected to continue as New England's offensive coordinator through the 2011–12 playoffs.
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