Following on the heels of an ESPN report that Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien is on multiple short lists for NFL coaching vacancies, O’Brien’s agent Joe Linta told StateCollege.com that his client has not been in contact with any NFL teams.
‘Bill has not talked to any NFL teams,’ Linta said. ‘Nor have any contacted Penn State about permission.’
O’Brien’s contract-Good through 2020- calls for roughly a $9.2 million dollar buyout. While the first year head coach has never directly stated how long he intends to stay in Happy Valley, the Big Ten Coach of The Year hasn’t been shy about expressing how much he has enjoyed his short tenure so far.
While O’Brien likely holds NFL aspirations, young, bright coaches will always be the target of struggling teams and it will undoubtedly take the right job to lure him away from Penn State.
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