Sources: BC close to employing Pats’ Lawing as OC

• Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 12, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Costs O’Brien has zeroed in on his offending coordinator hire at Boston College, as sources told ESPN that the school is working toward a deal to hire Will Lawing, a long time O’Brien aide.Lawing worked with O’Brien last year as the tight ends coach with the New England Patriots. He’s worked with O’Brien at 3 other stops: Alabama, the Houston Texans and as a graduate assistant at Penn State.O’Brien was employed at Boston College on Friday, which is late in the college coaching cycle to put a staff together. He’s currently set to employ another long time assistant, strength coach Craig Fitzgerald, as Florida has actually revealed that he’s resigned from the Gators to come to Boston College.Editor’s Picks

1 Related Lawing’s professional relationship with O’Brien spans back to 2013, when he concerned Penn State as a graduate assistant after being the offensive planner at Juniata College.From there, he worked with O’Brien in numerous roles at the Texans starting in 2014, consisting of protective quality assurance and offending assistant. He worked as the Texans’ tight end coach in 2019 and 2020.

He followed O’Brien to Alabama, where he worked as an analyst for two seasons before joining him in New England in 2023. O’Brien served as the Patriots’ offending organizer last year.ESPN’s Mike Reiss added to this report.