Bill O'Brien and a new world of football at Boston College

Bill O'Brien is the most qualified coach in Boston College's nine decades of football.

He led the Houston Texans to four playoff bids in seven seasons and went 15-9 in two seasons as Penn State's coach.

He's confident BC will have a place in the revenue-share world and have access to NIL .

The challenge at BC is significant, it's located outside traditional recruiting hotbeds.

Bill O'Brien's career through college and NFL coaching has required 16 moves.

The family now lives just about a mile down the street from the BC campus.

The O'Briens' family choices have long been guided by their oldest son, Jack , who was born with a rare genetic brain malformation.

The move back to this area also brought the family closer to their younger son, Michael , a rising sophomore pitcher on the Tufts baseball team.

Bill O'Brien's first recruiting job at Boston College came with keeping the current roster.

He's one of three former NFL head coaches on the staff, as he brought in Josh Marrone , Rob Chudzinski and Matt Applebaum .