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per Solomon:
Penn State is actually going through with Saturday's tone-deaf commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno's first game.
Penn State said Thursday the ceremony will "focus on the commitment he had to student-athletes and academics, as well as highlights of the 1966 game." The two co-captains from 1966 will participate in the coin toss. There will be introductions of other players and video presentations on Paterno's impact to his players.
"Coach Paterno wanted academic success not only for his players but also for every student who came through Penn State," Nittany Lions athletic director Sandy Barbour said in a statement. "Together with his wife, Sue, they helped countless students become leaders and earn a Penn State diploma. Our plans are consistent with the wishes of the Paterno family as well, with a focus on the players and their accomplishments at Penn State and beyond."
Paterno's legacy remains complicated and unfinished because of how he handled the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
Just two months ago, unsealed court documents revealed allegations that Paterno knew about Sandusky's abuse of kids as early as 1976. These were unproven accusations in a civil suit under sworn testimony, which Penn State chose not to challenge. Still, the whole Paterno controversy only surfaced publicly because Penn State tried to get its insurance company to pay off settlements to Sandusky victims.
So here comes Penn State on Saturday against Temple with a commemoration that may satisfy nobody and anger everybody. Note to Penn State: When your administrators won't conduct interviews about the commemoration in advance, as Penn State refuses to do, it's a good sign you don't need to honor Paterno right now.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...on-the-joe-paterno-50th-anniversary-ceremony/
Go Gophers!!
Penn State is actually going through with Saturday's tone-deaf commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno's first game.
Penn State said Thursday the ceremony will "focus on the commitment he had to student-athletes and academics, as well as highlights of the 1966 game." The two co-captains from 1966 will participate in the coin toss. There will be introductions of other players and video presentations on Paterno's impact to his players.
"Coach Paterno wanted academic success not only for his players but also for every student who came through Penn State," Nittany Lions athletic director Sandy Barbour said in a statement. "Together with his wife, Sue, they helped countless students become leaders and earn a Penn State diploma. Our plans are consistent with the wishes of the Paterno family as well, with a focus on the players and their accomplishments at Penn State and beyond."
Paterno's legacy remains complicated and unfinished because of how he handled the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
Just two months ago, unsealed court documents revealed allegations that Paterno knew about Sandusky's abuse of kids as early as 1976. These were unproven accusations in a civil suit under sworn testimony, which Penn State chose not to challenge. Still, the whole Paterno controversy only surfaced publicly because Penn State tried to get its insurance company to pay off settlements to Sandusky victims.
So here comes Penn State on Saturday against Temple with a commemoration that may satisfy nobody and anger everybody. Note to Penn State: When your administrators won't conduct interviews about the commemoration in advance, as Penn State refuses to do, it's a good sign you don't need to honor Paterno right now.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...on-the-joe-paterno-50th-anniversary-ceremony/
Go Gophers!!
