Registration for ‘Coaches Caravan’ is Underway: Bill O’Brien to Headline 12 Events

Registration is now underway for the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour. The popular tour begins another road trip on April 30. The Caravan will be making stops at 12 different locations over a two week period.

Head football Coach Bill O’Brien and at least one other head coach will appear at each stop. Penn State alumni and fans will have the opportunity ask questions about the Nittany Lions’ nationally recognized 31-sport athletic program. Coach O’Brien is scheduled to participate in all 12 Coaches Caravan stops. The line-up of head coaches joining O’Brien on the Coaches Caravan is still being worked out.

You can register at www.alumni.psu.edu/coachescaravan and www.GoPSUsports.com. Advance registration is required for all Coaches Caravan events.

The Penn State Coaches Caravan is sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club. It kicks off Tuesday, April 30, with a luncheon at the Penn State Berks campus and an evening reception in Philadelphia at the Hyatt at The Bellevue. The complete schedule appears below.

“We had a great turnout of Penn State alumni and fans during the Coaches Caravan last year and I enjoyed meeting so many people who have great pride and passion for Penn State,” O’Brien stated in a news release. “It’s important for me to get around Pennsylvania and other areas where we have a lot of alumni and give them a chance to get to know me and to hear from them. They need to hear about my philosophy and vision for the future and how we are moving forward. I knew Penn State was a special place when I came here and my experiences over the past year have only made that more apparent.”

O’Brien was selected the 2012 Bear Bryant, Maxwell Football Club and ESPN National Coach of the Year and the Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 record. During each of the Coaches Caravan events, Coach O’Brien will talk about his core principles for the program, vision for moving Penn State Football to the next level and preparations for the 2013 season.

The 2013 Coaches Caravan stops are:

April 30

Penn State Berks; Reading (lunch)

Philadelphia (evening reception)

May 1

Baltimore (lunch)

Washington, D.C. (evening reception)

May 2

Lancaster, Pa. (lunch)

Harrisburg, Pa. (evening reception)

May 7

Penn College of Technology; Williamsport (lunch)

Allentown, Pa. (evening reception)

May 8

New York City (lunch)

Scranton, Pa. (evening event)

May 9

Penn State DuBois (lunch)

Pittsburgh (evening reception)