Jerry Sandusky Speaks Out In Interview With Bob Costas

[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Jerry Sandusky, who has been silent in the media since the allegations of child sex abuse were brought against him publicly, granted an exclusive phone interview with NBC News’ Bob Costas. The interview aired last night [...] Read more »

Tom Bradley Steps In To Replace Fired Joe Paterno

Penn State has named Tom Bradley the new football coach after the board of trustees fired Joe Paterno on Wednesday. The university’s president, Graham Spanier, was also fired following sexual abuse allegations that were not taken to the authorities. Bradley was the school’s defensive coordinator. Paterno’s firing came after he announced he would quit at [...] Read more »

Joe Paterno Announces He’ll Retire At Season’s End

Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major football history, announced today he’d be retiring from his post at Penn State after the college became the target of a sex abuse scandal involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky. Paterno’s last home game will be this weekend, when the Nittany Lions will play Nebraska. Paterno said in a [...] Read more »

Shocking Sex Scandal At Penn State

Two top officials at Penn State charged with allegations they covered up a child sex abuse scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky vacated their positions yesterday. Sandusky was arrested amidst allegations he sexually abused eight boys between 1994 and 2009. Sandusky retired in 1999 but is said to have used his foundation, The Second [...] Read more »