Paterno Announces Retirement, Says Penn State Has Bigger Issues to Address
After 46 years and a career that had gone down as the best in college sports history, Joe Paterno has announced that he’s retiring at the end of this season, his reputation in tatters over a child abuse sex scandal that has shaken all of Penn State.
“Joe Pa” announced his retirement in a statement that came a day after the university’s board announced that he wouldn’t be coaching next year.
“At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status.
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