Penn State Football News (2024)

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Disgraced Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky was the first in a series of scandals involving sexual abuse by authority figures in athletics. A podcast tells the heartbreaking story of one of the victims.

The next time that you hear someone shout “We Are,” wherever you may be, feel free to respond proudly with a bellowing “Penn State!” Take pride in the fact that the phrase is special to your school and that you now have a family of Nittany Lions behind you for the rest of your life!

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Gerald Arthur Sandusky (born January 26, 1944) is an American convicted serial child molester and retired college football coach. Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. Sandusky served as an assistant coach for his entire career, mostly at Pennsylvania State University under Joe Paterno.

And because the head coaches' salaries at these schools are all above $3 million per year, Paterno's salary of just over $500,000 seems ironically miniscule, given the public records fuss and coach's stature as a proverbial living legend.

While "We Are ... Penn State" has been a common chant and spoken phrase among Penn Staters for decades, it became a physical permanent fixture in 2015 when the "We Are" Sculpture, the gift of Penn State's class of 2013, was installed on the University Park campus.

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The New York Times reports that Paterno sold his ranch-style home in State College, Pa. to his wife for $1 in July. The Times' report cites documents filed in Centre County, Pa. and quotes the market value of the home as $594,484.40.

What does Jay Paterno do now? ›

Jay Paterno currently heads Blue Line 409 LLC which runs ventures in business, television, radio, public speaking and consults on philanthropy, social media and public relations/ marketing.

#1 Joe Paterno Joe Paterno has a case for the greatest coach in college football history. His 409 wins are the most in Division I history, while his 24 wins in bowl games are also an NCAA record. Paterno, who was the Penn State head coach from 1966 until 2011, has an all-time record of 409-136-3.

Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years, same as before

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge dashed the hopes of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for a shorter prison term Friday, resentencing him to the same 30 to 60 years imposed against him in 2012 for sexually abusing children.

Penn State's Commemoration of its Disgraced Football Coach The university will commemorate the former head coach Joe Paterno five years after he was fired for covering up a sex-abuse scandal.

Franklin is first all-time in wins and winning percentage (minimum 80 wins) by an FBS African American head coach. He became the first (and only) African American head coach to win a Big Ten title and is the first (and only) African American FBS head coach to reach 100 career wins.

The Penn State child sex abuse scandal concerned allegations and subsequent convictions of child sexual abuse committed by Jerry Sandusky, an assistant coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team, over a period of at least fifteen years.

Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence; he's served more than one-third of his minimum sentence. He is incarcerated at Laurel Highlands state prison in southwest Pennsylvania. This story was originally published May 25, 2023, 3:43 PM.

Months of questions about an offense that wasn't explosive enough and that fell flat against the two toughest opponents this season reaffirmed to Franklin that he needed to move on from Yurcich. For the first time in his Penn State tenure, Franklin fired a coach during the season.