Joe Paterno

Report: Paterno Contract Deal Reached Amid Grand Jury Testimony

Veteran Penn State football coach Joe Paterno began talks that resulted in a sweetened retirement contract in the same month that he testified before a grand jury in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse case.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/07/14

Detroit Lions president Matt Millen with quarterback Jon Kitna before a game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois on September 17, 2006. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Millen Defends Paterno, Blasts ‘Blame Game’ In Penn State Case

“The Joe that I knew, for the four years that I was under his rule and then as I knew him years after, Joe, he did not waver on the character, on the integrity, all those things.”

CBS Detroit–2012/07/12

STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Opinion: Penn State Officials Should Rot In Jail

For Joe Paterno, his legacy will always lay on the same shelf with the horror that Jerry Sandusky wrought upon Happy Valley.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/07/12

Judge Throws Out 3 Of 51 Counts Against Sandusky

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had three of the 51 child sex-abuse charges against him dismissed before attorneys began closing arguments in the high-profile case that led to the firing of longtime head coach Joe Paterno.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/21

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 12: Head coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions talks to recruits along the sideline before the start of their game against the Syracuse Orangemen at Beaver Stadium September 12, 2009 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Paterno Could Be Last Of Ilk In College Football

There will never be another coaching career like Joe Paterno’s.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/01/23

TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 11: Head coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Pat Caputo On Joe Paterno’s Death…

Even with his greatness as a football coach, and all the good his life otherwise entailed, it’s impossible to move past the part about Joe Paterno that became one of the epicenters of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/01/23

Michigan Football Community Reacts To Joe Paterno’s Death

Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal, has died. He was 85.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/01/22

Gator’s Blog: It Isn’t Fun Talking About Penn State

The child sex scandal in State College, PA is about as sick as it gets.

97.1 The Ticket–2011/11/17

Ex-PSU Grad Assistant Matt Paknis On WFAN: Paterno Knows Everything

NEW YORK (WFAN) – A former child-abuse victim himself, former football grad assistant Matt Paknis believes Joe Paterno knew about Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sexual abuse against children years ago. Paknis joined WFAN’s Mike Francesa on […]

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