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Edit: Penn State Protected Itself

The grand jury report is as difficult to believe as it is sickening to read. The report paints Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach at Penn State University, as a depraved sexual predator. He is accused of violating young boys from troubled backgrounds, abusing his position with a charity and committing some of his crimes at school facilities. According to the report, the university kept it all quiet. Officials failed to contact police — even in 2002, when a young assistant coach said he witnessed one attack. When they should have tried to protect Sandusky’s purported victims, university officials closed ranks to protect their institution and its reputation/ Idaho Statesman Editorial Board . More here.

Question: What will be Joe Paterno’s legacy?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog