As one of my co-workers pointed out, when was the last time you saw Joe Paterno at a Penn State game wearing a headset? I honestly can't remember when.
If he isn't wearing a headset, he isn't calling any plays in the game. If he wasn't calling plays about football, his area of expertise, then it is entirely possible that he was clueless and just being paraded out to promote the Penn State brand.
If he's clueless about football, it is entirely possible that he is also clueless about what went on off the field.
We have a presumption of innocence in this country until all the facts are in.
You are correct on that point.
It is up to the state to prove otherwise.
Coaches didn’t always have headsets. Joe came from a different time, he still did things the same way he always did, why change?
Paterno always let his D-Coordinator call the D. Offensive play calling is done “by committee” most years. O-coordinator upstairs calls the plays down to the sideline where they are wagged in. Sometimes a play gets substituted by Paterno or the QB coach. It’s always been a kludge.