I wonder why Sandusky “retired” at such a young age. It’s rather odd to me that an arguably successful assistant coach decided to end his career so soon. I am convinced that Paterno knew then about Sandusky’s proclivities with respect to little boys and used it as leverage to force him out.
And you would be wrong. Even the Freeh Report indicates that Sandusky's retirement had nothing to do with it. He took advantage of a standard but lucrative retirement offer to long-standing employees so that he could spend more time with his charity.
I wonder why Sandusky “retired” at such a young age. It’s rather odd to me that an arguably successful assistant coach decided to end his career so soon. I am convinced that Paterno knew then about Sandusky’s proclivities with respect to little boys and used it as leverage to force him out.
And remember. No one else hired him, no program took him on. You know that other schools must have at least inquired. What were they told? “um, no, you don’t want Sandusky...”. And by whom?