Former Wisconsin quarterback Danny O’Brien, a seven-game starter for the Badgers in 2012, joined the Penn State coaching staff yesterday as an offensive analyst.
Former Maryland and Wisconsin QB Danny O’Brien has joined the Penn State staff as an Offensive Analyst. https://t.co/WmRvDZGlFn @247Sports
— Lions247 (@Lions247) March 1, 2021
O’Brien was most recently the running backs coach for the Canadian Football League’s BC Lions after playing in the league for several years after college.
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The quarterback played at Wisconsin for just that one year in 2012 after spending his first two collegiate years at Maryland. His one season with the Badgers was spent largely on the bench as Joel Stave won the starting job early in the season on the eventual Rose Bowl-losing squad.
O’Brien finished his short Badger career with a 60.5 completion percentage, 523 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.
O’Brien now is on the staff of a Penn State football program that was reportedly in the running to land him as a transfer back in 2012.
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