http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/qa-matt-rhule-baylors-new-head-football-coach/
MM: I’m wondering if being a Penn State graduate and seeing the aftermath of that scandal helped prepare you for the aftermath of Baylor’s sexual assault scandal?
MR: Number one, there’s [former Penn State coach] Bill O’Brien. To know he went to my alma mater in a time with significant uncertainty and in a time when they said you guys can transfer anywhere. He stood in the gap and just said, ‘I’m going to stand for these kids and stand for Penn State.’ His first year at Penn State, he lost to Ohio and Virginia. Former players were decrying the decision. History forgets a lot of that. He stood there as a man of character and it was never about him. I remember texting him when I was at the Giants. I was so appreciative. He was so confident and it was about so much more than him. Those kids at Penn State, after the scandal happened, they needed a coach, they needed an adult. And they needed someone to stand for them and advocate for them. I’ll always remember him as the guy who stood there with those kids during the most trying of times.
MM: I’m wondering if being a Penn State graduate and seeing the aftermath of that scandal helped prepare you for the aftermath of Baylor’s sexual assault scandal?
MR: Number one, there’s [former Penn State coach] Bill O’Brien. To know he went to my alma mater in a time with significant uncertainty and in a time when they said you guys can transfer anywhere. He stood in the gap and just said, ‘I’m going to stand for these kids and stand for Penn State.’ His first year at Penn State, he lost to Ohio and Virginia. Former players were decrying the decision. History forgets a lot of that. He stood there as a man of character and it was never about him. I remember texting him when I was at the Giants. I was so appreciative. He was so confident and it was about so much more than him. Those kids at Penn State, after the scandal happened, they needed a coach, they needed an adult. And they needed someone to stand for them and advocate for them. I’ll always remember him as the guy who stood there with those kids during the most trying of times.
