Dallas-Based Penn State Alumni Reflect On Final Game, Controversy
Gripped in suspense, Penn State alumni at Malarkey's Tavern in Far North Dallas watched and cheered as their team closed in on their rival in the last few minutes of a game.
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Gripped in suspense, Penn State alumni at Malarkey's Tavern in Far North Dallas watched and cheered as their team closed in on their rival in the last few minutes of a game.
The disturbing child sexual assault allegations and subsequent cover up at Penn State University has shaken parents and student athletes alike. But many say that while they've discussed the incident, what lies in the forefront of their minds is more immediate matters: Winning football games.
Penn State's trip to the Alamo Bowl in 1999 has attracted the interest of Texas authorities amid allegations of child sex abuse involving a former assistant coach.
When Joe Paterno, the ousted Penn State football coach, was confronted with a possible case of child rape, he notified his bosses rather than call police. That was all Pennsylvania law required him to do, yet in most other states the failure to call could be a crime.
Pittsburgh radio host Mike Madden was talking with New School today about a rumor of something much darker involved in the Penn State scandal, and what he said was twice as shocking as anything that's been released.
Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in college football history, was fired on Wednesday, sending students into the streets to support the coach.
"This is a tragedy,'' Paterno says. "It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.''
