The decision to do so was controversial, in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky – a scandal that rocked college athletics and ultimately led to Paterno’s firing shortly before his death in 2012.
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Temple’s Jahad Thomas returned after missing the first two games with a dislocated left thumb and tied it with an 8-yard run around Penn State’s left flank.
Sandusky, who was convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison.
Hoatson was referring to court documents unsealed in May that said an alleged Sandusky victim complained to Paterno about Sandusky in 1976 and was rebuffed.
Paterno’s “Grand Experiment”, which placed emphasis on academics and proved athletes could also be top students, is a source of pride for some Penn Staters.
(AP Photo, File). FILE – In this January 28, 1965, file photo, Joe Paterno, associate football coach at Penn state, directs players at State College, Pa. Paterno, who, according to form FBI Director Louis Freeh, attempted to cover up a 2001 child abuse allegaiton along with others on his coaching staff. University president Eric Barron has said the allegation was not substantiated in court or tested by any other process. A Penn State receiver ran the wrong route leading to an interception and a touched ball on a Temple punt gave the Owls the ball a yard away from the end zone.
A tribute for Joe Paterno was met with controversy at Penn State University on Saturday. As Penn State’s athletic department finalizes.
Protesters in the stadium turned their backs as a video montage was played honoring Paterno during the game against Temple. “Together with his wife, Sue, they helped countless students become leaders and earn a Penn State diploma”. But it ended with a phone call from the board of trustees who fired him amid the Sandusky scandal.
Paterno was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and is the winningest head coach in FBS NCAA football history.
Earlier this year, Harris encouraged fans to leave a brick near the small tree where the Paterno statue once stood.
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“I believe it is incredibly insensitive and unfortunately evident that they still have learned nothing about changing the culture on their campus”, Jennifer Storm, who serves as a victim advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, said in a statement to NBC News.
