At a time where Baylor football – and Baylor University – could have crumbled, Matt Rhule held things together

Two months before Baylor’s breakout 2019 season, we spoke with then-head coach Matt Rhule at the THSCA coaching school when the topic of Bill O’Brien came up. 

O’Brien came to Penn State – Rhule’s alma mater – at a critical time in program history. The Nittany Lions were fresh off the Jerry Sandusky scandal and were on the cusp of getting blasted by the NCAA. However, O’Brien was unfazed. He jumped from the winningest franchise in the NFL to a potential dumpster fire in hopes of righting the ship.