Penn State commitment Christian Hackenberg is confident that Bill O'Brien will not take an NFL job, he told ESPN Sunday.
Earlier Sunday, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that O'Brien was a candidate for several NFL jobs.
O'Brien, 43, won the Big Ten Coach of the Year Award for 2012, as he guided the sanction-riddled Nittany Lions to an impressive eight-win season. Previously, O'Brien was the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.