Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien has some fun with new Patriots HC Mike Vrabel during WEEI's 'The Greg Hill Show'

Bill O'Brien wasn't a fan of the sports-radio discourse over Drake Maye's absence from Mike Vrabel's press conference.

Boston College football coach Bill O'Brien will have a busy month of June hosting several camps for young football players.

During that first radio hit, Vrabel got a surprise call from an old friend, former Patriots offensive coordinator and current Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien, who called to congratulate Vrabel on his hiring.

which dominated the New England sports media for much of the week. But one former Patriots coach went on the record to speak out about the radio-manufactured controversy — Bill O’Brien ...

It was a good week for Bill O’Brien recently, selling Boston College to many Catholic schools in New Jersey. “We hit them all,” said the Eagles first-year coach. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it.

“Billy” was none other than Bill O’Brien, the former quarterback coach and play-caller of the New England Patriots offensive coordinator for Vrabel’s final season in New England in 200

Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was back in New England on Thursday, hoping to convince some promising young football players to join him at the University of North Carolina.

Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was in Massachusetts this week to recruit players to North Carolina.

Our look at some of the likely candidates to become the Patriots' next offensive and defensive coordinators includes familiar faces.

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

Carroll is easily the NFL's oldest active head coach, leading Reid by nearly seven years. His hiring means four of the NFL's six oldest coaches are all in the AFC West, as Reid (66), Harbaugh (61) and Payton (61) are all among the league's most experienced leaders.