Penn State Sex Scandal

(Bill O'Brien shakes hands with students at PSU men's basketball game) (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

New Penn State Football Coach O’Brien Meets Nittany Lions

Bill O’Brien’s second day as Penn State’s new leader included a standing ovation after being introduced at a basketball game, and his first meeting with his new players.

2012/01/08

(Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, following his initial arrest.)

Local Expert Says Sandusky’s Alleged Victims May Suffer On Witness Stand

Several of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged victims are expected to testify at Tuesday’s preliminary hearing. A local psychology expert offers insight on the emotional issues the victims could experience on the witness stand.

2011/12/13

(Reporters and photographers outside the Centre County Courthouse Monday afternoon. Credit: Tony Romeo)

Bellefonte Residents Prepare For Sandusky Trial

“It is unprecedented. Myself and those who work with me have never actually done anything like this. But we weren’t completely unprepared,” said Jim Koval, spokesman for the Pennsylvania court system.

2011/12/13

Quiet Pennsylvania Town Center Stage For Sandusky Face-off

A sleepy country town better known for fly fishing than courtroom drama takes center stage Tuesday for a face-to-face encounter between a disgraced Penn State coach and the young men who say he sexually assaulted them as children in showers and campus locker rooms.

2011/12/12

Franco Harris Parts Ways With Casino Over Paterno Comment

A southwestern Pennsylvania race track and casino is putting its relationship with Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris on hiatus for comments he made in support of ousted Penn State coach Joe Paterno.

2011/11/16

Gerald Sandusky (Courtesy: Office of the Attorney General)

Sandusky Proclaims Innocence In NBC Interview

The former Penn State assistant football coach at the heart of a massive sex scandal said he showered with young boys and hugged them but called the allegedly criminal contact “horseplay.”

2011/11/14

Penn State Alumni In Philadelphia Ready To Move Past Sex Scandal

Sports bars in Philadelphia were filled with Penn State fans – fans who say they are ready to move past the sex scandal.

2011/11/12

Recruiting Picture Cloudy As Penn State Regroups

The man who built Penn State into a national power is gone, replaced — for the moment — by chaos.

2011/11/11

Scott Paterno Releases Statement On Behalf Of Father Joe Paterno

On Friday, Scott Paterno, the son of Joe Paterno released the following statement.

2011/11/11

Mike McQueary (left) won't be on the sideline for Saturday's game against Nebraska. (credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Trustees Say McQueary Won’t Coach Against Nebraska

Late Thursday night, Penn State athletics announced assistant coach Mike McQueary will not be in attendance for Saturday’s game against Nebraska because of concerns for his safety following multiple threats.

2011/11/11

PSU: McQueary Won’t Coach Saturday Due To Threats

Penn State says assistant coach Mike McQueary won’t coach the Nittany Lions on Saturday because “multiple threats” have been made against him.

2011/11/10

Ex-Penn State Player Says Paterno Legacy ‘Ruined’

Former Penn State lineman and Arizona Cardinals starting left tackle Levi Brown says that the legacy of Joe Paterno seems ruined by the circumstances surrounding the coach’s departure.

2011/11/09

Penn State Board Of Trustee's File Photo from 2011 (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

PSU Trustees: Spanier Out As President, Paterno Out As Coach

Penn State President Graham Spanier, one of the nation’s longest-serving college presidents, was ousted Wednesday in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving the school’s football program that authorities suggested wasn’t taken seriously by university officials.

2011/11/09

Students Show Joe Paterno Support

A crowd gathered outside Penn State football coach Joe Paterno’s home last night to show their support amid a tumultuous sex abuse scandal that has rocked the university.

2011/11/09

(Graham Spanier, in file photo. Credit: Hunter Martin/ Getty Images)

Online Petitions Call For Firing Of Penn State University President

The recent sex scandal involving Penn State University’s former football coach, athletic director and administrator has initiated several online petitions to oust the university’s president, Graham Spanier.

2011/11/07