In a story thats been getting national attention, and rightly so Penn State University was forced to make some necessary changes. In the aftermath of what has become a uneasy situation at PSU, the board of directors meet last night to discuss the situation. Joe Paterno who has been the head coach there since 1966, announced earlier in the day that he would step down at seasons end. As much as I like Joe Pa and what he has done at PSU, stepping down when the season ended in three months (after the final three regular season games and a bowl game) wasn't going to stop the bleeding. The board of directors did what they had to do, in firing the university's president and football coach Paterno. Joe just wanted to put what would've been a tourniquet on the situation and the board stepped in and put what is hopefully and end to it. Now that Joe Pa is gone and will not be coaching Saturday against Nebraska, assistant coach Mike McQueary who was the graduate who told Joe Pa what he observed in the shower can not be allowed to coach either. This just the beginning, with the firing of the president, the athletic director, Joe Paterno, and (should be firing of) McQueary. It might not be until after the season but Penn State has to clean house, get rid of all the assistants and other personnel who might have or might not have known anything. It doesn't really surprise me the board hasn't fired McQueary yet, they have been kind of slow with the repercussions. This story broke over the weekend and they didn't fire the president and Paterno until yesterday, its only Thursday they have until noon on Saturday to get their heads on straight. The other side of this story besides the innocent boys who were the victims, is their is still a football season to finish. The Nittany Lion football team is 7-1 and undefeated in the Big Ten, hopefully they can rally around this situation to win the conference and go to The Rose Bowl. Saturday will be the first time in 50 + years that someone other then Joe Paterno will be leading the team, they'll be coached on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Tom Bradley.
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