Penn State riots after Paterno's ousting

Police hold back students after they reacted on Nov. 10, 2011, in State College, Pa. to the Penn State board of trustees firing of football coach Joe Paterno on Wednesday. Thousands of students gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamp post and others tipped over a news van, kicking out its windows. Police fired bursts of pepper gas.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno and his wife Sue address Penn State students from the front porch of their house after the legendary coach was fired amid a school child abuse scandal on Nov. 9, 2011.

Penn State fans John Ventura and Kurt Bevilacqua react to the firing of coach Joe Paterno while standing vigil in front of Paterno's house after Penn State University Board of Trustees announced the resigning of president Graham Spanier and firing of football coach Joe Paterno on Wednesday.

A police officer faces a wall of angry students on Nov. 10, 2011, in State College, Pa. Students were rioting in response to the Penn State board of trustees firing of football coach Joe Paterno Wednesday.

A student is taken into police custody on Nov. 10, 2011. Penn State students and others gathered off campus after the firing of football coach Joe Paterno.

Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State on Wednesday in State College, Penn. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse.

Thousands of Penn State fans and students react to Joe Paterno being fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, on Wednesday in State College, Penn.

An outraged community fills the streets and reacted after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State on Wednesday in State College, Penn.

Penn State students and the community hold signs in protest after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State on Wednesday in State College, Penn.

An angry crowd gathered in the streets after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State on Nov. 9, 2011 in State College, Penn.

Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, Nov. 9, 2011 in State College, Penn.

An outraged community fills the streets and reacted after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State on Wednesday in State College, Penn.

An angry mob gathered in the streets after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State on Nov. 9, 2011 in State College, Penn.

Police try to control students and those in the community as they fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn.

Students and Penn State fans lie down in the street in protest after Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse.

Police form a barricade after Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse.

Police try to control students and those in the community as they fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse.

Officers appeared outnumbered as students and fans rioted after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse.

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Penn State students and supporters flip a television news van during a riot after it was announced that Joe Paterno would no longer be head coach of Penn State Football on Wednesday.

A news van is flipped over as students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours of Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn.

A police officer faces an angry mob after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn.

Students hold signs in protest outside the administration building on the campus of Penn State on Wednesday in State College, Penn. One student reminds the board to put kids before football.

Students rally in protest and urge the administration to change the cover-up culture outside the administration building on the campus of Penn State on Wednesday in State College, Penn.

Penn State students Ryan Smith and Jared Hook begin the cleanup efforts on East College Avenue in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn. Police patrolled the streets following a riot on the Pennsylvania State University campus in response to the firing of head football Coach Joe Paterno in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal that has rocked the university's administration and athletic program. 14,000 students took to the streets to express their feelings about the handling of the situation.

Penn State students Ryan Smith, Brennan Pankiw and Jared Hook clean up the broken glass and debris along East College Avenue in the early morning hours on Nov. 10, 2011 in State College, Penn.