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All Is Quiet At Paterno's House
Joe Paterno, the living embodiment of Penn State and its football program, kept a low profile Saturday as his last team took on Nebraska
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Joe Paterno, the living embodiment of Penn State and its football program, kept a low profile Saturday as his last team took on Nebraska
How do we go from the dark dungeon of Penn State to the bright lights of gameday? Are we wrong for trying? Maybe this weekend will take our minds back to basics, to the joy of football.
How several key figures at Penn State, who were told about these horrible acts, did nothing, turned their heads, for so many years, speaks volumes about the power and invincibility that big-time college sports programs possess.
I know it's hard to turn the page to football, but there is still a game to be played tomorrow at noon and it's a pretty big one. Getting to the game—call me crazy, but I think Penn State will win.
Jerry begins his update with comments from Penn State interim head coach Tom Bradley. The former defensive coordinator takes over for the legendary Joe Paterno.
The guys opened a special Veteran's Day Football Friday from the Wolf Den in Mohegan Sun. With the scandal at Penn State dominating the headlines this week, Craig is excited to talk about something else this morning...
CBS 2 has learned assistant coach Mike McQueary, the former graduate assistant at the center of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, will not be coaching the Nittany Lions on Saturday against visiting Nebraska.
Joe Paterno was fired by the school's board of trustees amid the growing furor over how the school handled child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Police in riot gear dispersed about 2,000 Penn State students who took to the streets after the ouster of football coach Joe Paterno. Crowds toppled a television news van and at least one photographer was pelted with a rock.
Joe Paterno, despite all the good he has done over decades as the honorable face of college athletics, did not belong on the sidelines anymore. The distraction of having him in the building would have been too much.
This has been one hell of a week for a couple of guys named Joe. Both are iconic figures. One's rep is intact while the other's is in tatters.
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With the Penn State story taking on a life of it's own this week, Boomer & Craig we pleased to welcome in one of their CBS colleagues, 'Mr. College Football' Tony Barnhart, who lent his perspective on the firing of Joe Paterno.
Boomer & Craig opened-up today's Show talking about further developments in the Penn State scandal and the decision made yesterday afternoon by the Universities Board of Trustees to fire Joe Paterno.
Steve opened his Wednesday night schmooze with the hot topic of the week: Joe Paterno and Penn State.
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and school president Graham Spanier were fired Wednesday night by the board of trustees amid the growing furor over how the school handled child sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
A person familiar with the decision says Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has decided to retire at the end of the season.
Possible replacements for Joe Paterno on Penn State's shortlist could include Urban Meyer and Rutgers' head coach Greg Schiano.
Mike Francesa delivered a sharp criticism of Joe Paterno to open his Wednesday show. He was later joined by Kim Jones who shared the latest developments from College Station.
It's hard to believe that the administration of Penn State, or anybody for that matter, could stop the 84-year-old legend from speaking if he really, really wants to address these issues.
There's a natural gullibility (or optimism, if you prefer) in all of us. We assumed Penn State was clean because Joe Paterno said so. He's been there so long, was so celebrated, that he became part of America's football family.
Jerry began his first update of the Show by playing from sound of Joe Paterno's son Scott, briefly talking about his father's scheduled press-conference being cancelled yesterday. After that we heard from JoePa himself.
Considering the magnitude of the Penn State sex scandal story, Boomer & Craig put everything else on the back-burner this morning and talked at length about the many, disturbing layers of the scandal.
Kim Jones joined Mike Francesa on Tuesday afternoon to provide insight on the latest developments regarding the Penn State scandal and future of Joe Paterno.
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