Tom O’Brien had a pretty good gig as color analyst for ESPN college football broadcasts.
O’Brien primarily covered the Atlantic Coast Conference, with which he was intimately familiar after working at Virginia, Boston College and N.C. State. He traveled to different schools each weekend and was able to catch up with friends developed during a four-decade career as a college football coach.
However, O’Brien did not hesitate when offered the position as color analyst for the Navy Football Radio Network. The 1971 Naval Academy graduate gladly gave up the ESPN gig in order to reconnect with his alma mater.