Joe Paterno, who has the most victories of any coach in major college football history, was fired by Penn State on Wednesday night in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal involving a prominent former assistant coach and the university\u2019s failure to act to halt further harm.<\/p>\n
Graham B. Spanier, one of the longest-serving and highest-paid university presidents in the nation, who has helped raise the academic profile of Penn State during his tenure, was also removed by the Board of Trustees. When the announcement was made at a news conference that the 84-year-old Mr. Paterno would not coach another game, a gasp went up from the crowd of several hundred reporters, students and camera people who were present.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought that because of the difficulties that engulfed our university, and they are grave, that it is necessary to make a change in the leadership to set a course for a new direction,\u201d\u009d said John Surma Jr., the vice chairman of the board.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Update<\/b>: “After Joe Paterno is fired, Penn State and State College still coming to grips with his dismissal” in the Washington Post<\/a> is of interest as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Joe Paterno, who has the most victories of any coach in major college football history, was fired by Penn State on Wednesday night in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal involving a prominent former assistant coach and the university\u2019s…<\/span><\/p>\n