Have you sat down and thought to yourself “Man, I really want to watch an HBO movie about the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal through the lens of the internal conflict of Joe Paterno, who is played by Al Pacino in said movie”? Well if you have, good news, because HBO’s Paterno, directed by Barry […]
Speaking publicly for the first time since the death of her husband, Sue Paterno sat down with Katie Couric for an interview that aired on Monday. Joined for portions of the interview by her children, Sue expressed horror at the crimes of Jerry Sandusky while remaining steadfast in her defense of her late husband, Joe […]
Joe Paterno’s legacy may soon unfold on film. Deadline Hollywood reports that a biopic of the late Penn State football coach is in the works, with Al Pacino attached to star as JoePa. The beloved sports figure died in January at 85 following his exit from the football program in November, 2011 amidst a child […]
The NCAA has just announced the penalties it will impose on the Penn State football program in the continuing fallout from the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case. The NCAA has levied the following penalties on the program: 1. Penn State University will be fined $60 million dollars, or equivalent to a year’s worth of revenue […]
Westboro Baptist Church, known for its extreme views against homosexuality, has decidec to picket former Penn State coach Joe Paterno’s funeral.
Joe Paterno, the embattled former head coach at Penn State University, died of lung cancer on Saturday night, according to a report from CBS Sports. He was 85.
Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno’s name has been removed from the Big Ten’s football championship trophy, league commissioner Jim Delany said Monday. The league announced in light of the series of events that have recently unfolded at Penn State, including grand jury indictments, an ongoing grand jury investigation, a U.S. Department of Education investigation, […]
STATE COLLEGE, PA (RNN) – Penn State President Rodney Erickson announced Friday that assistant coach Mike McQueary has been placed on paid administrative leave. McQueary was named in a grand jury report as an eye witness to sexual abuse allegedly committed by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky. “It became clear that Coach McQueary could […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For the first time in almost a half-century, someone other than Joe Paterno is calling the shots at Penn State.