Local and national outlets are aggressively covering the latest news in Penn State's football-coach search, as the Patriots' Bill O'Brien is expected to be named to the job, per ESPN.

Here is a list of related links from across the web.

Local

• Penn State Football: If O'Brien Stands Pat for Playoff Run, What's Next for Penn State's Recruits? - StateCollege.com

• Penn State Football: Patriots' Bill O'Brien to Coach Nittany Lions, ESPN Reports - StateCollege.com

• Charles London, Coach with Tennessee Titans, Will Reportedly Join Bill O'Brien at Penn State - Patriot-News

• Arrington, Prominent Lettermen Blast PSU Search - Blue-White Illustrated
  

• Penn State Hiring Bill O'Brien - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• First Reaction to Penn State's Hiring of Bill O'Brien - Patriot-News

• Why LaVar Arrington, PSU Alums Need to Chill and Give Bill O'Brien a Chance - Bleacher Report

• The Sounds of Silence: All Quiet on the Penn State Football Front with Regard to Bill O'Brien - Patriot-News

• Sources: Penn State to Hire Bill O'Brien as Head Coach - Onward State

• Penn State Coaches Haven't Been Told about Possible Bill O'Brien Hiring - Associated Press via PennLive.com

• Bill O'Brien College Coaching Experience - Centre Daily Times

• Penn State Hired Bill O'Brien, Reportedly, If Saying So Makes You Feel Better - Black Shoe Diaries

• Rudel: O'Brien Hire Seems a Reach at First Glance - Altoona Mirror

National and New England

• Pats Owner Robert Kraft Weighs in on Pending Departure of OC Bill O'Brien - Boston Herald
  

• O'Brien Hired to Coach Penn State - Boston Globe

• Robert Kraft Confirms Bill O'Brien Will Stay through Playoffs - NBC Sports

• Quick Kicks: Reports -- O'Brien Leaving Pats for Penn State - Patriots.com

• Going Outside Family Could Be Good for Penn State Football - USA Today

• Harsh Reactions to O'Brien Hire at Penn State - Boston Globe

• Patriots' O'Brien Finalizing Contract to Become Penn State's New Head Coach - Associated Press via CBS Sports

• Patriots' Bill O'Brien Takes Job at Penn State - Boston Herald

• Sources: Bill O'Brien to Coach Penn State - ESPN

• Who Replaces Bill O'Brien in New England? - CBS Sports

Related content

• StateCollege.com's PSU football-coach-search page