The longer Paterno and Penn State covered up for Sandusky, the more leverage Sandusky had over them, since if they were going to turn him in, he would take them all down with him.
Few people have touched on the fact that this only broke, right after JoePa got win 409 to surpass Eddie Robinson, how long did they sit on this story? Was there some kind of agreement to only break the story once JoePa had the record?
David Newhouse broke the story in March of 2011. The national media ignored the story until a couple of weeks before the indictment was handed down.
David Newhouse broke the story in March of 2011. The national media ignored the story until a couple of weeks before the indictment was handed down.