Big Ten mailblog
Thanks to those who sent in opinions on the Joe Paterno stadium/field naming issue at Penn State. I’ve included several at the bottom of the mailblog. Let’s get going. Bill T. from Ottawa,…
PSU pays Paterno estate more than $5.5M
Penn State on Thursday announced it has provided Joe Paterno’s estate more than $5.5 million in payments and benefits to settle the late coach’s contract. The school says it finalized the remaining payments…
Penn State Football: Joe Paterno Firing Details Released
It’s been about six months since the Jerry Sandusky scandal first broke at Penn State, and while that legal process is ongoing, the scars are starting to heal at Penn State. Bill O’Brien…
Joe Paterno’s Self-Portrait: "An Old-World Man Profoundly Confused"
In the news of the week in review from the Sandusky scandal in Happy Valley, the judge has put the trial off until early June, and the jury may be sequestered. Prosecutors have…
Penn State Football: Bill O’Brien Starts Football Post-Joe Paterno at Penn State
We all know the story as long-time head coach Joe Paterno was fired in the midst of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal. Things got ugly in State College, Pa. and the coaching…
How to Think About Joe Paterno When All Is Said and Done
As the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State grinds on, still now spreading dirt and dissension, the campaign to be on the university’s nine-member board of trustees and set the matter straight has…
Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Should Not Rename Stadium After Joe Paterno
The fine survey folks at Quinnipiac University have found, through a survey, that the support to rename Beaver Stadium after recently deceased coach Joe Paterno is not exactly monumental. Yes, the survey showed…
Penn State Football: Why the School Will Never Rename Stadium for Joe Paterno
Should Penn State rename Beaver Stadium after former head coach Joe Paterno? You could make a solid argument as to why they should, but it will never happen. Penn State is one of…
Video: New era at Penn State
Bill O’Brien talks to Todd Blackledge about taking over at Penn State, and his conversations with Joe Paterno. Continue reading at ESPN.com – Big Ten – Blog
Paterno family responds to PSU trustees
Earlier today, I wrote about a new statement from the Penn State board trustees explaining — again — why they fired coach Joe Paterno on Nov. 9. I questioned why such a statement…
