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Penn State Students Riot, Attack News Van After Firing Of Football Coasch

Violence erupted on the campus of Penn State Wednesday night after the school’s board of trustees ousted its legendary football coach and university president in the wake of a widening child sex abuse scandal.



Riot police were deployed in State College, Pa., late Wednesday as thousands of Penn State supporters vented their anger at the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier over the school’s handling of child sex abuse allegations against a former coaching assistant.


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