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Bernstein: Penn State Must Stop Enabling Insanity
At this rate, they might as well just drag the statue out of storage and re-install it.
Baffoe: I Miss Joe Paterno
Just like so many out-of-touch, incredibly stupid fans out there, I really wish Joe Paterno was here to answer for himself right now.
Spanier Charged In Penn State Sex Abuse Case
Former Penn State President Graham B. Spanier was charged Thursday with hushing up child molestation allegations against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official charged in the alleged cover-up.
Perjury Case Against 2 Penn St Officials Proceeds
A judge on Wednesday upheld perjury charges against two Penn State administrators accused of lying to a grand jury that investigated allegations ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused children.
Silverman: In Wake Of PSU Scandal, College Football Simply Doesn’t Matter This Year
Penn State’s so-called leaders seem unconcerned about the Penn State scandal because it didn’t happen on their campuses.
Graham Spanier: I Did Not Cover For A Pedophile
Penn State’s disgraced former president is trying to convince the public he had no idea that Jerry Sandusky was a child molester — and that he most certainly did not protect one.
Ex-PSU President’s Lawyers To Dispute Freeh Report
Attorneys for ousted Penn State President Graham Spanier planned Wednesday to dispute allegations he covered up reported child sex abuse involving convicted former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Hoge: Why The Big Ten Should — But Likely Won’t — Kick Penn State Out
While most of the conversation right now is about how the NCAA should punish Penn State, there’s a different organization that has been laying low and has the power to take action: the Big Ten.
Baffoe: Paterno Statue Can Teach Lessons
One of the few very true things they convey to potential teachers in college is that the most teachable moments come unexpectedly and cannot be planned for, and that oftentimes such moments arise from unfortunate circumstances.
Bernstein: Goodness Amid Evil At Penn State
The good guy in this story couldn’t prevent the human tragedy, only arriving on the scene after terrible things had already happened.
Legal Experts: Paterno Could Have Faced Child Endangerment, Perjury, Conspiracy Charges
If he were alive today, Joe Paterno — the coach who stood for so long for character and integrity both on and off the football field — could be looking at charges such as child endangerment, perjury and conspiracy.
Hoge: Explaining The Big Ten Network’s (Lack Of) Penn State Coverage
If you turned on the Big Ten Network Thursday morning to watch the Freeh Report press conference then you were probably surprised when a replay of the Ohio State-Purdue football game popped up on your television.
Freeh Report: Paterno, Others ‘Concealed Critical Facts’
Joe Paterno and other senior officials “concealed critical facts” about Jerry Sandusky’s child abuse because they were worried about bad publicity, according to an internal investigation into the scandal concluded.
Read: Freeh Report On Penn State
Download and read Former FBI Director Louis Freeh’s report on how Penn State handled allegations of child sex abuse against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
Freeh Report To Be Released Thursday
An internal investigation into whether football coach Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials helped cover up reports that Jerry Sandusky was molesting children in the school’s locker rooms will be released Thursday.
New E-Mails: Paterno ‘Manipulative, Disrespectful, Uncivil And Abusive’
CNN has new e-mails obtained from former FBI Director Louis Freeh’s investigation at Penn State and once again, they could be damaging for Joe Paterno.
Report: 2007 Paterno E-Mail Shows Influence On Disciplinary Issues
Despite past claims from the late Joe Paterno that he did not use e-mail — and more recent claims by his family and representatives that he did not use e-mail –The Chronicle of Higher Education has found evidence to the contrary.
Bernstein: Paterno Legacy Destroyed
Too much was at stake for Paterno to allow his football program and his vast, personal business arrangements with Second Mile connections to be brought down by scandal. So he made sure Sandusky could go about his business uninterrupted.
Bernstein: Justice Done, But More To Do
Even in the dark, sick heart of central Pennsylvania, where for years the emotional and cultural strength of a college football program blinded otherwise normal people to horrible crimes, justice could be done.
Bernstein: Penn State’s Crimes Beyond Sandusky
An attention-grabbing trial filled with grim, hideous details, sobbing witnesses and crackling verbal exchanges can provide good cover.
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