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Joseph V. Paterno, 1926 – 2012

January 22, 2012 Penn State Football

Joe Paterno died of metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung this morning at 9:25 AM surrounded by his family. He was 85.

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Garban and Surma Step Down

January 21, 2012 Penn State Football

In today’s meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, chairman Steve Garban and vice chairman John Surma stepped down from their leadership posts, although both remain at-large members of the BOT. The board immediately selected Karen Peetz, current board member and vice chairman of BNY Mellon, as president. “The first thing I want to [...]

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Joe Tells His Side

January 15, 2012 Penn State Football

Former Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach Joe Paterno tells his story about the Sandusky scandal in the first interview granted since he was fired on November 9. The Washington Post exclusive can be found here. It’s good Sunday reading.

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O’Brien Rumor?

January 1, 2012 Penn State Football

It’s halftime of the Steelers game, and I just needed to offer a couple of thoughts about the rumor that Bill O’Brien is a strong candidate for the head coaching job at Penn State. Some of this will be controversial, but I’ve already taken heat on Twitter about it, so what the hell. First, I’ve [...]

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