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New era at Penn St begins with 24-14 loss to Ohio

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Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien, right, and quarterbacks coach Charlie Fisher, instruct from the sidelines during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Ohio at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. Penn State fans ushered in a new era in the football program with a raucous ovation as the team stormed the field for their first game under coach Bill O'Brien.

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The Nittany Lions let an 11-point halftime lead slip away and Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton accounted for three second-half touchdowns to hand Bill O'Brien a 24-14 loss in his debut as Penn State head coach.