After former Penn State player DeAndre Levy said that accidently breaking Joe Paterno’s leg during a 2006 game was the “proudest moment” of his college career, 21 former Nittany Lions have come forward to call Levy’s comments “appalling.”
Five years have passed since Joe Paterno’s ugly and scandalous firing from Penn State amid child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant Jerry Sandusky. In that time something of a reputation reclamation project has occurred, and just this past September the school formally honored and commemorated the 50th anniversary of Paterno’s first game as head coach of the Nittany Lions.
Four alumni of Pennsylvania State University who were at the school at the same time as Birth of a Nation co-writers Nate Parker and Jean Celestin have penned an open letter in support of the embattled filmmakers as controversy concerning a rape charge brought against the pair 17 years ago continues to swirl around their upcoming film.
Contrary to prior claims, newly unsealed documents say that Penn State head coach Joe Paterno fully knew of the child sex abuse allegations lodged against assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. And he knew of not just one allegation, but many different cases.
Six more sexual abuse victims of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky settled with the university, elevating the total scandal payout to a stunning $93 million.
On Friday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the state must make restitution to convicted child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for the pension funds denied him after his conviction three years ago.
Despite being fired as the coach of Penn State’s football program after revelations that a former defensive coordinator had abused minors, coach Joe Paterno is being honored with a new beer being branded with his name and image.
A fraternity linked to a secret Facebook page on which photos of nude and semi-nude women were posted was shut down by Penn State for at least three years on Tuesday after the university’s Interfraternity Council recommended a milder punishment.
Pennsylvania State University succeeded in restoring the 111 wins vacated from its record as punishment for Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse despite claims earlier this week that no deal was in the works. The reversal once again makes head coach Joe Paterno the winningest coach in college football history.