I want to give O’Brien the benefit of the doubt. I want to believe he’s calling his team, which defeated Wisconsin 24-21 in overtime Saturday to finish the season 8-4 despite an 0-2 start, a bunch of “fighters.”

Time for a makeover in Happy Valley! Because they will probably never be able to do enough to fully disassociate themselves with the Jerry Sandusky scandal, Penn State is giving their football jerseys a face lift. Read more after the jump.

Penn State football just got pretty much nuked by the NCAA, to the point where some wondered: is it even worth it for new coach Bill O’Brien to stick around? Well, he’s not going anywhere – and he’s got millions of reasons to stay put.

It appears we officially know the identity of the coach who’ll face the (very, very difficult) task of helping Penn State football move past the Joe Paterno era…and Jerry Sandusky scandal. That coach: New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien.

Tom Brady threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns in leading his New England Patriots to a 34-27 win over the Washington Redskins, yet all everyone is talking about is the shouting match Brady got into with offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien midway through the 4th quarter.