When he was 23 , a former coach at Brown , Rip Engle , was moving to Penn State to become the head coach .
When he was 23 , a former coach at Brown , Rip Engle , persuaded Paterno to come with him as an assistant .
When he was 23 , a former coach at Brown , Rip Engle , was moving to Penn State to become the head coach and persuaded Paterno to come with him as an assistant .