STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien was interviewing Thursday for the vacant Penn State head-coaching position, his agent said.
Agent Joe Linta told The Associated Press that O’Brien was “flattered by the interest.”
USA Today first reported that O’Brien was scheduled to interview, citing an unidentified person with knowledge of the situation.
In his first year coordinating the Patriots’ high-scoring offense, O’Brien has also coached star quarterback Tom Brady since 2009. He spent 2008 coaching receivers.