I am saddened by this whole mess. I am equally disgusted by the fact that anyone, particularly those involved in mentoring children in athletics, has taken advantage of that position of trust by mollesting them. There is a special corner in hell reserved for the quilty party(s).
A man who has devoted his life to building young men and a storied football program should have done more. When first allerted, he should have kept the grad asst. in his office and immediately called the police to come out and speak to him, then, only after calling the authorities should he have called the University President. I’m confident that, given the same circumstances again, he would have handled it differently. However - that and a buck will buy you a soda. Nothing can undo the damage that has been inflicted upon innocent children. That much is unfortunate.
I, being a huge college football fan and former player, am sad that JoePa needs to go out in this manner. 46 years at Penn State - where he and his wife have given virtually every penny they have ever earned back to the university (donating over $4mil and then raising $14 mil to build the Paterno library) and built a legacy that will forever be unmatched. His commitment to his “Grand Experiment” allowed Penn State players to always excel in their studies while being formidable on the field of play. He wrote the book on melding athletics and academics. For that to be torn apart makes me sad for JoePa. It is a sad day for those children involved, it is a sad day for college football, but it is also a sad day for Joe and Sue Paterno. I join them in feeling a sense of loss.
Sadly you seem more concerned for the coach.