Fouhy on Sports: Paterno & Penn State

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Head coach Joe Paterno of Penn State Football
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Posted: 07/12/2012

What happened over the last 14 years at Penn State is incomprehensible.

How a legendary football coach, a college president and an athletic director could cover up the atrocities that were going on in State College is both shocking and unforgivable!

There's talk of taking down the Joe Paterno statue that stands outside Beaver Stadium and there's also talk of suspending the entire football program.

Can you believe Jerry Sandusky raped and abused young children right under Joe Paterno's nose and he did nothing to stop it?

I'd say Joe Paterno was far more concerned about protecting his image and his legacy than he was protecting those kids.

In my opinion, the Penn State Board of Regents needs to do all they can to make amends with the victims, even if it means shutting down the football program!

It's also time for the Paterno family to stop trying to protect their dad. He's as guilty as Sandusky!

That's Fouhy on Sports.

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