You can watch live footage of the press conference here. Pointed questions are fine, clearly, but this press conference is heading into the realm of the bizarre, as if Surma were answering questions from season-ticket holders rather than journalists. Twitter was abuzz with opinions on the scandal as news programs aired their reports on the now-disgraced Penn State football coach, who was. Paterno, 84, announced Wednesday that he was absolutely devastated by the scandal and would retire at the end of the season, will not get to leave on his own terms. Many are asking pointed, and obviously-angry, questions, about Joe Paterno’s legacy with Penn State and about, for example, whether the Board of Trustees has been “gunning” for him for years – as if anyone who isn’t connected to Penn State would possibly see these events that way. Joe Paterno Firing Draws Mixed Reaction Around Internet. Surma says he does not know if the university will still be paying the legal fees of Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, who are accused of perjury and of failing to report allegations of child abuse against Jerry Sandusky.Īs I mentioned in my last post, a number of these journalists sound downright agitated – like angry students, not like journalists. Cars were vandalized, as they tore down light poles and chanted in Joe Paternos support. Joe Paterno may no longer be part of the Penn State football family, but the divorce is. After the news that coach Paterno was fired, students took the streets to show their frustrations. we felt it was necessary to make a change a leadership and set a new course,” Surma said. Ugly times for Penn State after Joe Paterno firing in aftermath of Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse case. Joe Paterno met Jerry Sandusky in 1963 as a defensive end while he was an assistant on the team, and would become the head coach for Sandusky in his final year of playing. “We thought that because of difficulties engulfing our university. Spanier will evidently receive a financial settlement.
The Penn State Board Of Trustees’ decision to immediately dismiss head coach Joe Paterno and president Graham Spanier was unanimous, John Surma says.
Here are some more notes from Wednesday night’s press conference.
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