Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, 84, is retiring at the end of this season, saying the effects of a child sex abuse scandal involving former heir apparent Jerry Sandusky have been overwhelming.
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The alleged child sex abuse scandal at Penn State University is shocking the sports world. The reach of the scandal has spread across the country, and it's effecting the University of Minnesota and other local schools.
Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman makes it clear that he's no supporter of Penn State's Jerry Sandusky, but doesn't think Nittany Lions football coach Joe Paterno should be the scapegoat for the sex scandal surrounding the university.
The NCAA slammed Penn State today over the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal. The football program was banned from bowl games for four years and will have to vacate every victory since 1998. The University also faces a $60 million fine, with the money to be spent on programs preventing child sexual abuse.
Legendary Minnesota sports journalist Sid Hartman says the Penn State sex scandal won't taint his memory of football coach Joe Paterno, who died Saturday.
Family says the legendary football coach lost his battle with lung cancer Sunday morning. Paterno started his 46-year tenure as the Nittany Lions head coach in 1966 to win a record 409 games, including two national championships. Penn State fired Paterno after allegations of child sexual misconduct by one of his assistant coaches surfaced last year.
In a statement, Minnesota Gophers head football coach Jerry Kill says the death of Penn State coach Joe Paterno is "a sad day for football," and that despite the scandals -- people should remember the good Paterno has done.
Former Gophers head football coach Tim Brewster is weighing in on Joe Paterno's announcement to retire at the end of the season. In a tweet he wrote, "Joe Paterno retiring at seasons end is a sad ending for him and college football but the right one."
The sex scandal at Penn State University is growing into a monster. Allegations are so fierce that even 84-year old Joe Paterno, a coaching legend, might be forced out of his job. U of M head coach Jerry Kill says it would be sad if Paterno's career ends like that.