there is no way in this world that joe paterno didn’t know this piece of excrement was doing
Hard to tell.
Many years ago I was involved in a divorce after discovering things I had absolutely no knowledge had been occurring for several years behind my back.
Everybody else knew about it, but nobody told me.
When I observed indicators of something wrong going on, they were emotional outbursts, which I attributed to other causes. Those who were guilty, didn't want to be found out and concealed their behavior quite well.
One difference is that once I discovered what had been happening, I separated myself from those same people.
Head Coaches observe thousands of minutia in human behavior and assess situations based upon some very astute perceptions. They like to believe they can read human character well and lead others to change their behavior as leaders. The public will assume Paterno had those traits and probably knew far more about the situation than is being revealed.
I don't know how much he did know until more is revealed, but it does appear he aided and abetted felonious behavior cognizantly or unwittingly.