And that is what is sad, so many people know everything there is to know about a coach or team, but can't tell you squat about what goes on in today's government or economy. Their only source of news, and I have a few family members like this, only comes from the sports pages.
The onus was on the graduate student who witnessed the alleged crime to report the crime to police. Joe Paterno is not the police. If someone saw a murder in the locker would they report it to the football coach? How does Paterno know the story is true? How does he know the graduate student didn’t have something against Sandusky? These are the reasons the witness is supposed to report direct to police. The fault is his. And Sandusky’s if he committed the crimes.