It appears as if Bill O’Brien is peeling back the iron curtain at Happy Valley. Writes Ben Brigandi in the Williamsport Sun Gazette:

There’s a virtue in skepticism, and with a healthy dose of it I say that new Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien’s media dealings are off to a pleasant start and a notable improvement over his predecessor. O’Brien told a roomful of sports editors from around the northeast last Tuesday during an Associated Press Sports Editors meeting held at Penn State that he wants to open the program to the media so people can see what it has to offer.

O’Brien obviously has little choice given what has taken place with the program. He needs to be more transparent to help regain the trust and get people on his side.

Brigandi writes:

Since Super Bowl XLVI he’s met with reporters in his office, opened a workout session and parts of some spring practices, and made more players available in-person than before this time of year. O’Brien told us Tuesday he hasn’t defined media policies for the fall, other than to say he wants to make sure major injuries are first disclosed to the families.