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Bill O’Brien Makes Tone Deaf Remarks About His Penn State Days

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Bill O'Brien, despite having achieved lots of previous success as a college football head coach, will only coach in his very first bowl game this year. The first year Boston College head coach will lead the Eagles into Yankee Stadium later this month to take on Nebraska in the Pinstripe Bowl. He never made a bowl at Penn State (where he went 15-9, 10-6 in the Big Ten over … [Read more...] about Bill O’Brien Makes Tone Deaf Remarks About His Penn State Days

Penn State at Northwestern Invites Joe Paterno-Pat Fitzgerald Comparisons

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Before we get into the comparisons and contrasts between Penn State at Northwestern, as well as Joe Paterno and Pat Fitzgerald, let's get this out of this way first- pretty much every major power conference college football program has had a scandal or two. You can look at just the Big Ten East division alone. Michigan State is suffering through a scandal that involves a … [Read more...] about Penn State at Northwestern Invites Joe Paterno-Pat Fitzgerald Comparisons

Re-Examining HBO’s Joe Paterno Crime Film Drama

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Given what happened at Northwestern this summer, and the similarities to what happened at Penn State in 2011, this weekend's meeting between the two programs provides the perfect time to re-examine the 2018 HBO film Paterno, which chronicles the when the nation learned what a monster former Penn State Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky is. Here is our review and analysis, … [Read more...] about Re-Examining HBO’s Joe Paterno Crime Film Drama

PSU fans make Joe Paterno lego portrait, cutouts, vigil for wins

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There is still a mourning period at Penn State for the late coach Joe Paterno. There are Joe Paterno shrines, portraits made out of Legos and life-sized cutouts. After the Penn State-Michigan game Saturday night, there was a vigil to remember Paterno’s “lost wins,” and one local daily up in State College spent more ink on that vigil than on Penn State’s four-overtime victory … [Read more...] about PSU fans make Joe Paterno lego portrait, cutouts, vigil for wins

Joe Paterno biopic tentatively titled “Happy Valley”

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The Joe Paterno statue is gone. Penn State is only now starting to feel the effects of the sanctions, and a Joe Paterno biopic is in the works. As you've already heard, Al Pacino will play Paterno. No word yet on who will play Jerry Sandusky in the film. Joe Posnanski's Paterno biography became a New York Times Bestseller.  Now it's a movie with a tentative title "Happy … [Read more...] about Joe Paterno biopic tentatively titled “Happy Valley”

Joe Paterno’s Family Appeals Penn State Sanctions

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Don Van NattaJr., ESPN.com is reporting that the family of Joe Paterno has sent a letter of appeal concerning the NCAA's Penn State sanctions. The letter, received by the NCAA on Friday, asks that the sanctions against Penn State and Joe Paterno for covering up the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal be appealed. A copy of the letter has fallen into the hands of ESPN’s … [Read more...] about Joe Paterno’s Family Appeals Penn State Sanctions

Will the Big 10 give Penn State the boot?

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In the wake of the Jerry Sandusky trial and the cover-up by Penn State officials of the fact that Jerry Sandusky was sexually abusing children, there has been much speculation on what the future holds for the Penn State football program. What sanctions will the program face? Will the Paterno statue be taken down? Will the NCAA remove the football team from the school … [Read more...] about Will the Big 10 give Penn State the boot?

Paterno name removed from coaching position, award at his alma mater

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Penn State may not be ready to take the Joe Paterno statue down (and there are certainly two very passionate camps, one for and one against doing so) but Paterno's alma mater, Brown University has already made a statement on Paterno's complicity to child rape by taking his name off an award and coaching position. They're also contemplating the removal of Paterno from the … [Read more...] about Paterno name removed from coaching position, award at his alma mater

Mike McQueary to sue Penn State, seek whistleblower status

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Former Penn State wide receivers coach Mike McQueary is filing a whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State. The paperwork was filed today on behalf of his lawyer Eliot Strokoff. That is his name- how unfortunate that we are not joking. You have to admit that's funny. Genuinely funny, not dark humor like how Jerry Sandusky is being represented by a man who impregnated a minor … [Read more...] about Mike McQueary to sue Penn State, seek whistleblower status