McQueary won't coach Saturday due to threats

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State says assistant coach Mike McQueary won't coach the Nittany Lions on Saturday because "multiple threats" have been made against him.

The university released a statement Thursday night saying it would be "in the best interest of all" if the receivers coach didn't attend the game against Nebraska at Beaver Stadium.

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The football program is in turmoil following the firing of longtime coach Joe Paterno, brought down in a scandal involving child sex-abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.

McQueary testified to a grand jury that he encountered Sandusky in the Penn State showers with a 10-year-old boy in 2002. He later told Paterno of the incident.

Sandusky was arrested and charged last Saturday. His lawyer maintains his client is innocent.