O’Brien also did his best to defuse rumors that he and Joyner have a strained relationship and he was displeased with the administration. “I believe in a chain of command,” he said. “Dr.

O’Brien also called the Sports Illustrated piece “a character assassination of Dave Joyner,” the school’s athletic director and a former member of the PSU Board of Trustees.

Since then, a clause in O’Brien’s contract triggered an extension for the length of NCAA sanctions. Penn State is under sanctions for four years, so O’Brien’s contract now expires in 2020. Acting ...

Joyner said O’Brien’s contract buyout was in the $6.5-6.7 million range. Penn State worked with O’Brien until the end to keep him. Penn State’s field of candidates is likely to include many from ...

The trial for a fired Penn State football doctor is shining a spotlight on the power wielded by head football coaches in Happy Valley.

Nearly two months passed from the time Penn State removed Joe Paterno until it hired Bill O’Brien. This time around? “We expect this search to be very timely,” athletic director Dave Joyner ...

Joyner said O'Brien's contract buyout was in the $6.5-6.7 million range. Penn State worked with O'Brien until the end to keep him.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Bill O’Brien is getting a nearly $1 million raise after his “tremendous job” in his debut season as Penn State’s football coach. His contract when he arrived in January 2012 ...

Joyner said O'Brien's contract buyout was in the $6.5-6.7 million range. Penn State worked with O'Brien until the end to keep him.