Sex Scandal Sacks Joe Paterno
Since 1950, Joe Paterno has been a fixture at Penn State's football program and a legend in college football. He sent more than 250 players to the NFL and ran as clean an athletic program as may be reasonably accomplished, but now he has to end his career on a low note.Since 1950, Joe Paterno has been a fixture at Penn State’s football program and a legend in college football. He sent more than 250 players to the NFL and ran as clean an athletic program as may be reasonably accomplished, but now he has to end his career on a low note.
In case you hadn’t heard, Paterno announced Wednesday that he would step down as Penn State’s coach at the end of this season after the revelation of a sex abuse scandal involving his former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. The Associated Press sums it up in the clip below. –KA
AP via YouTube:
TRUTHDIG’S JOURNALISM REMAINS CLEAR
The storytellers of chaos tried to manipulate the political and media narrative in 2025, but independent journalism exposed what they tried to hide. When you read Truthdig, you see through the illusion.
Support Independent Journalism.
Film
A new documentary reconsiders the allure of one of the strangest television shows of all time.
Opinion
No conspiracies, no spy agencies, no mysterious billionaires, no private islands, no predatory celebrities. Just ordinary human devastation.
"The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" is a powerful testament to how the brain can heal, through loving relationships, from even the most extreme cases of trauma.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.