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Sources: Penn State Hires New Football Coach
ESPN is reporting that someone with no past connection with Penn State will take the helm of a program reeling from scandal.
ESPN is reporting that Penn State has hired New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien as the school's new football coach.
O'Brien has never served as a head coach either in the NFL or in college. His previous college experience includes stints at Brown, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Duke.
This is the latest step in a dark chapter for Penn State and its football program, rocked by a centered on former asssistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
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Initial reaction does not appear positive.
While ESPN.com quotes Penn State's interim athletic director Dave Joyner as saying "I believe the search is continuing and progressing very well as we hoped it would," it is also reporting that members of Penn State's influential Lettermen's Club are not pleased.
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The Web site states former Penn State All-American linebacker Brandon Short said the group could take a number of action.
"It appears as if it is Dave Joyner's intent to disassociate himself with everything related Penn State," Short told ESPN.com. "Then a group of former players will now disassociate ourselves from everything related to Penn State."
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