
Penn State's new football coach Bill O'Brien addresses the media after he was introduced during a news conference, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in State College, Pa. O'Brien, who is currently the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots, replaces Hall of Famer Joe Paterno, fired Nov. 9 in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Andy Colwell)

Penn State's new football coach Bill O'Brien holds Penn State football helmet after he was introduced during an NCAA college football news conference, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in State College, Pa. O'Brien, who is currently the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots, replaces Hall of Famer Joe Paterno, fired Nov. 9 in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Andy Colwell)

In this photo taken Aug. 11, 2011, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien, left, alongside quarterback Tom Brady looks on from the sidelines during the second quarter of a NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Foxborough, Mass. O'Brien has agreed to become Penn State's first new head football coach in nearly a half-century. Two people in the NFL with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, that O'Brien has told them he plans to replace fired coach Joe Paterno. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Penn State coach Joe Paterno leaves the Louis and Mildred Lasch Football Building on campus Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Celebrities may be a generous source of campaign cash, but some are too notorious for politicians to be seen embracing because of their boorish behavior, among them (from top) Alec Baldwin, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan and Joe Paterno. (Associated Press)

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2011 file photo, Penn St. assistant football coach Mike McQueary, left, talks with head coach Joe Paterno during an NCAA college football game against Iowa, in State College, Pa. Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, the school's senior vice president for business and finance, face arraignment Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky and failed to properly report suspected child abuse, a case that has left fans reeling. In 2002, State Attorney General Linda Kelly said, a graduate assistant, identified by two people familiar with the investigation as McQueary, saw Sandusky sexually assault a naked boy, estimated to be about 10 years old, in a team locker room shower. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Former Penn State coach Paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer, according to his son. Scott Paterno says in a statement provided to The Associated Press by a family representative that the 84-year-old Joe Paterno is undergoing treatment and that "his doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery." (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)

Penn State fans gather outside Beaver Stadium to get a picture next to Joe Paterno's statue before the game between Penn State and Nebraska Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson)

A fan holds a sign before the team's arrival at Penn State's Beaver Stadium before their game with the University of Nebraska Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 in State College, Pa. Penn State played for the first time in decades without former head coach Joe Paterno, after he was fired in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)