Issues might not have gone as he would have most well-liked final weekend, however former Penn State head coach Invoice O’Brien needs to be feeling good about the best way issues have began off at Boston School in his return to go teaching. O’Brien and Boston School are coming off their first lack of the season, a 27-21 setback at Missouri, however two wins to begin the season have already positioned the Eagles in a good place because the ACC championship race will get going.
And O’Brien’s successor at Penn State says it’s been enjoyable to see play out early on.
Penn State head coach James Franklin was requested about O’Brien’s return to go teaching at Boston School and the early success skilled throughout his Monday press convention.
“For lots of these guys from that a part of the nation, BC is sort of a dream job,” Franklin mentioned when referring to O’Brien being named the top coach at Boston School earlier this 12 months. “It’s attention-grabbing. I talked to a ton of men. That BC job is a really fascinating job.”
So, naturally, Franklin thinks O’Brien was the right rent for the Boston School program.
“If you understand Invoice, his background, it makes a ton of sense,” Franklin mentioned. “So when that rent occurred, when that entire factor went down, I believed it was a win-win for each BC and Billy.”
O’Brien acquired his Boston School tenure off to a fantastic begin with a street win at Florida State in Week 1. In fact, the win might have misplaced some worth because the Seminoles fell to 0-3 this previous weekend, however it was a pleasant assertion alternative for O’Brien and Boston School, and it helped put Boston School in a driver’s seat for a run to the ACC Championship Recreation because of a good schedule in convention play. It helps having a quarterback who could make performs like Thomas Castellanos, who has already accounted for 10 complete touchdowns along with his arm and his toes.
“He’s acquired a extremely cellular, dynamic quarterback that has completed some good issues final 12 months,” Franklin famous. “When he acquired that piece of the puzzle, you’ll be able to construct from there. Billy has large expertise doing that. It’s been cool to observe it, and blissful for these guys and never shocked.”
Maybe we might be on a collision path to a doable Penn State-Boston School conflict in a School Soccer Playoff pairing if issues proceed to go effectively for each applications. That might be fairly cool too.
Boston School will host Michigan State in Chestnut Hill, Mass. this weekend in a recreation that could be of some curiosity to Penn State followers. In the meantime, Penn State might be internet hosting Kent State for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff.
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