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Bill O'Brien is staying at Penn State.

O'Brien's agent, Joseph Linta, said Thursday night that the Nittany Lions' head coach garnered interest from several NFL teams for vacant jobs at the next level.But Linta said the "heartstrings" of O'Brien's experience from Penn State's 8-4 season in his first year outweighed the potentially big raise he could have received as an NFL head coach. He said O'Brien made the decision to stay at Penn State and not move forward with potential NFL opportunities Thursday.O'Brien has been lauded for guiding Penn State to a successful season following strict NCAA sanctions on Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. NFL Draft boundMichigan State running back Le'Veon Bell, who rushed for 1,793 yards on 382 carries this season, will skip his senior season and enter the NFL Draft . The 6-foot-2, 237-pound Bell ran for more than 200 yards three times this season, including a 266-yard effort in the regular-season finale at Minnesota that helped Michigan State become bowl eligible. Michigan State also confirmed that tight end Dion Sims will enter the draft.Florida State All-America defensive end Bjoern Werner will skip his senior season and enter the NFL Draft . Werner, who came to the U.S. as a high school exchange student from Germany, ranks seventh in the NCAA in sacks per game and second in total sacks. In 2012, he finished with 42 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and eight pass breakups.LSU linebacker Kevin Minter will enter the NFL Draft, a source told ESPN, along with Tigers defensive ends Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery, and safety Eric Reid. Shaw to have surgerySouth Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw will have surgery on his left foot today. Coach Steve Spurrier has said he plans to have Shaw, a senior next year, and Dylan Thompson, a junior to be, ready to play for the Gamecocks. Auburn hires twoNew head coach Gus Malzahn added two coaches to his staff, Dameyune Craig and Rich Bisaccia.Craig will be the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach while Bisaccia will be the special teams and running backs coach.

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