Bill O'Brien was the RB coach at Georgia Tech for several years and then Maryland. He was also the OC and play caller for the Patriots before taking the Penn State job. That first year after devastating sanctions he won 8 games, was the Big 10 coach of the year and the Paul Bear Bryant national coach of the year. Yeah he would have been awful for NU.Well for some reason this program continuously hires coaches that have zero interest in running the ball. And these said coaches find themselves dumb founded by the effect their pass happy offenses have on defense and special teams.
Don’t think he would have been a long term answer but his hard edge coaching style is what we need now.Bill O'Brien was the RB coach at Georgia Tech for several years and then Maryland. He was also the OC and play caller for the Patriots before taking the Penn State job. That first year after devastating sanctions he won 8 games, was the Big 10 coach of the year and the Paul Bear Bryant national coach of the year. Yeah he would have been awful for NU.