Penn State fires Paterno and Spanier, effective immediately.
On Wednesday morning, Joe Paterno announced that he would retire at the end of Penn State's football season. On Wednesday evening, the Penn State board of trustees decided that wasn't enough.
The trustees cleaned house at a Wednesday night meeting, announcing that both Paterno and PSU president Graham Spanier were done with the school effective immediately. That means Joe Paterno's legendary, 46-year career as head coach of Penn State is, as of today, officially over. Tom Bradley, who has spent the last 33 years coaching alongside Paterno, has been named the interim head coach.
Paterno, 84, leaves Penn State as the winningest coach in major college football history, having just passed Grambling legend Eddie Robinson in his last game.
The status of Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and of vice president/treasurer Gary Schultz is still to be determined. Both men face charges for perjury and failure to report child abuse in their roles in the Sandusky scandal.
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This is the very least Penn State can do in this situation. I am happy that they didn't let Paterno retire like he wanted to because every. single. person. who knew about this needs to be fired and/or indicted and the culture of college football (and sports, and the world) that allowed this to happen for over a decade needs to change, now.
The trustees cleaned house at a Wednesday night meeting, announcing that both Paterno and PSU president Graham Spanier were done with the school effective immediately. That means Joe Paterno's legendary, 46-year career as head coach of Penn State is, as of today, officially over. Tom Bradley, who has spent the last 33 years coaching alongside Paterno, has been named the interim head coach.
Paterno, 84, leaves Penn State as the winningest coach in major college football history, having just passed Grambling legend Eddie Robinson in his last game.
The status of Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and of vice president/treasurer Gary Schultz is still to be determined. Both men face charges for perjury and failure to report child abuse in their roles in the Sandusky scandal.
Source.
This is the very least Penn State can do in this situation. I am happy that they didn't let Paterno retire like he wanted to because every. single. person. who knew about this needs to be fired and/or indicted and the culture of college football (and sports, and the world) that allowed this to happen for over a decade needs to change, now.