Earlier today, Bill O'Brien made his first media appearance since the NCAA dropped its crippling, "unprecedented" sanctions on the Penn State football program. Speaking with Bonnie Bernstein on The Dan Patrick Show, he answered questions about his ability to keep the current roster in place, what his recruiting pitch will be now, and why he took the Penn State job.

Audio can be found at this link, or you can check out the Storify after the jump for quotes from the interview, and to once again be reminded that we've got the right man at the helm of this program: