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.

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.

During his introductory press conference on Monday, the Akron, Ohio, native gave a shout out to Boston College football head coach Bill O’Brien and credited him for helping get

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

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 ...

Bill O'Brien, who coached Vrabel as a player and later hired him says it was a "great decision" to bring him in as the Patriots next head coach.

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.

Bekkenhuis already announced his commitment to another ACC school last year, joining Bill O’Brien and the Boston College ... continues to make treks up to New England. After weeks of rumors ...

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.

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.