Boston College Football Head Coach Bill O'Brien joins Christian Hackenberg and Adam Breneman on today's special episode of Next Up. Bill O'Brien opens up about the struggles Penn State faced when the NCAA sanctions hit, the lessons he learned during those dark times, and how he was able to help bring Penn State out of the ashes and build the bridge between James Franklin's program. Coach O'Brien also talks about his time with the New England Patriots, his stint as the Houston Texans GM, and the next stop along his amazing coaching journey: Boston College Football.

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The College Sports Company. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of The College Sports Company (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:57-Catching Up

06:21-AB & Hack Committing + Early Days at PSU

13:20-Finding Success at Penn State

14:57-Taking the Penn State Job

16:59-Learning about the NCAA Sanctions

20:56-Lessons Learned 

26:29-Allen Robinson Suspension 

27:44-Recruiting Rankings 

28:46-Finding Momentum 

31:08-Hack’s Keg Stand Story

32:14-Adjusting to the NFL

33:43-Hack’s Missed Meeting…

36:25-Implementing a New System in Houston

40:00-Traits of Great Players

42:55-Coaching Tom Brady

45:55-Coaching Hack

47:46-Building Relationships with Players

52:09-Time as Texans GM

55:08-Taking the Boston College Job

56:43-Dealing with NIL & the Transfer Portal

58:29-Evaluating Players

1:00:56-First Week at BC

1:02:06-Hiring Craig Fitzgerald

1:05:59-Advice for Young Coaches

1:07:18-University Alignment at BC

1:08:40-Catching Up & Hack’s Coaching Journey

1:11:04-Mauti’s Iconic Speech & More PSU Stories