Joe Paterno
BTN Live: Reaction to Penn State's 112 wins being restored
BTN Live: Reaction to Penn State's 112 wins being restored
Former Penn State offensive lineman A.Q. Shipley appeaedr on BTN Live Friday and touched on the current development with the state of the Penn State football program. See the full video in this post.
Update: Penn State gets wins restored, Paterno again winningest coach
Update: Penn State gets wins restored, Paterno again winningest coach
Update: Penn State's football team is getting back 112 wins wiped out during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal and the late Joe Paterno has been restored as the winningest coach in major college football history. The NCAA announced the new settlement with the school weeks before a scheduled trial on the legality of the 2012 […]
Dienhart: Now is not the time for a Paterno statue
Dienhart: Now is not the time for a Paterno statue
When I first saw reports of a private plan for a Joe Paterno statue in downtown State College, Pa., I instantly thought of the cult of personality. Make no mistake about it: The power of Penn State's former football coach remains large, engulfing a school, a city, a state and a region, if not the […]
Did You See This? Joe Paterno July 4 cloud
Did You See This? Joe Paterno July 4 cloud
Before the annual July 4 fireworks Thursday in Happy Valley, an eerily familiar looking cloud emerged. Like, a cloud that resembled the school's late football coach Joe Paterno. Seriously. Check out the picture sent to Paterno's son, Jay, in this post. [ MORE: Why was Mark Wahlberg at Michigan practice? ] This pic was taken […]
Dienhart: Thoughts on Paterno family lawsuit
Dienhart: Thoughts on Paterno family lawsuit
Well, the Paterno family is suing the NCAA. We all knew this day was coming, right? As if you needed more evidence, the lawsuit illustrates the deep divide and chasm in Happy Valley-so says Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports. This isn?t good for Penn State. But, the Paterno family seemingly doesn?t care. It?s all about […]
'A Memorial for Joe' to re-air at 7 a.m. ET Tuesday
'A Memorial for Joe' to re-air at 7 a.m. ET Tuesday
BTN will re-air Joe Paterno's public memorial service, ?A Memorial for Joe,? at 7 a.m. ET Tuesday. The event, which aired live on BTN last Thursday from a packed Bryce Jordan Center, featured videos of Paterno throughout his legendary Penn State career and 13 speakers. The entire memorial is about 2 hours and 45 minutes, […]
