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Twenty years ago, James Franklin and Bill O'Brien spent a season together on the Maryland football staff. This season they nearly coached against each other as Big Ten opponents. Instead, they're college head coaches simultaneously for the first time, and the current Penn State head coach said he's happy for the former.
"I've known Bill for a long time," Franklin said. "I've known , his strength coach, for a long time. We were all at the University of Maryland together.
Me and Bill lived in the same neighborhood. His wife and my wife were good friends. .
.. It's been cool to watch it, and I'm happy for those guys and not surprised.
" O'Brien, who spent two seasons as Penn State's head coach in 2012-13, nearly returned to Beaver Stadium on other sideline this season. He spent about a month last winter as the offensive coordinator for Ohio State and head coach Ryan Day. Then the Boston College head coaching job opened, and O'Brien called it a natural fit for him.
Evidently, Franklin has watched a bit of Boston College, likely during the bye week when O'Brien's team visited Missouri. We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here.
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