most prevalent reasons we saw was the success of the program, the Nittany Lion Pride, and as well as the total stigma around Joe Paterno. To Happy Valley, football was life, the players and the coaches, as well as the community lived and died by the wins and losses of the program. Hearing the testimony of a young male who graduated in 2013 from Penn State said it all. He had the mentality throughout the documentary of “football comes first, this is what we do.” He put aside the fact that innocent
Penn State Needs to End Paterno’s Time in Power Joe Paterno has been at the helm of Penn State football since 1966. In the world of intercollegiate sports it’s hard to find a coach that has a tenure with the same institution for more than ten years. In the past 37 seasons, Coach Paterno has won an astonishing 336 games, breaking Paul “Bear” Bryant’s record of 323 set at the University of Alabama. Besides obtaining the most wins in NCAA Division 1-A football, Paterno has two national championships
be when my football coach took me to the Penn State versus Ohio State football game last year. The feeling of being able to see a big college football game was incredible. One day after high school football practice my coach had come up to me and asked if I wanted to go to a football game with him. Of course, I said yes, but it did not cross my mind of what game I was going to watch. After I had said yes, he said that he got discount tickets the Penn State versus Ohio State football and wanted
Joe Paterno: He Is Penn State The college football world has gone mad. Conferences are doing battle in courtrooms instead of on the football field. Teams are leaving their conferences and throwing tradition and loyalty out the window for a bigger paycheck. The Bowl Championship Series was supposed to end the confusion in the college football post season. It was supposed to crown a true champion. Instead, the B.C.S. has only brought more light to the fact that in college football it is all about money
learning experiences can take place at home, school, the workplace, or anywhere else. The three major experiences that have given me confidence in my ability to learn have all taken place at Penn State University. One experience that, in the end, gave me confidence was my first semester of lessons with the Penn State School of Music clarinet professor. The Professor was not a personable man. He was very quick to criticize every mistake I was making and was very blunt with his comments. I felt like a
According to the Pennsylvania law during the time of the investigation, state employees who were given information about child abuse were required to report to their immediate supervisors (Ganim, 2012). McQueary was responsible for reporting the case of Sandusky showering with a minor in 2002 to Paterno. Paterno later reported the incident to his supervisor Curley, who then reported the incident to Schultz. Schultz was Curley's supervisor, and he should have taken the initiative to report the allegations
the Pennsylvania State University related to the Child Sexual Abuse Committed by Gerald A. Sandusky” which is referred to as the “Freeh Report.” In this memo I will focus on the significant breakdowns in leadership at Penn State and the failure of the board to exercise oversight which created an environment where ethical negligence and misconduct occurred. The culture at Penn State prior to the Child Sexual Abuse was one of the nonconformity and a lack of oversight. Penn State is a well-respected
In 2011, a Penn State scandal was released to the public and baffled sports fans. In Frank Deford’s “Joe Paterno’s Legacy: Protect Players At All costs,”Deford questions Joe Paterno’s legacy because JoePa did not report Jerry Sandusky’s pedophilia to authorities. In Katha Pollitt’s “Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes,” she writes about the unfairness in athlete’s education and how far coaches will go to keep their players playing on the football field. Katha Pollitt and Frank Deford have completely
There are a total of 3,878 jobs created from Penn State Football. This may not seem like a large number, but it is almost 4,000 people that would not have jobs if Penn State Football were irrelevant. The University of Nebraska is no slouch either when it comes to employment opportunities. Thompson and McClure (2014) found, “The University of Nebraska Department of Athletics is a significant employer in Lincoln and the State of Nebraska. The department had a payroll of $33.8 million during the 2013-14
right away where they want to go, while others—including myself—remain unsure and hesitant. Through research and much consideration, I was able to narrow down my options to two different yet similar colleges: Pennsylvania State University, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In order to come to a final decision on which college to attend, I must consider these different factors: the campus itself, the quality of education, my family ties, and tuition. One of the most important
became head coach in 1966 of the Penn State Nitanny Lions and stayed with them until his death in 2011, and was named a legendary coach. Joe Paterno was a coach of modesty but was still very stern and very competitive. Paterno’s philosophy was “Make an Impact”, whether that meant on or off the field. He harped on the fact of his players being “student-athletes”, “balancing academic excellence with athletic prowess.” Scott Shirley, former player on the Nittany Lions says, “ Paterno’s insistence that
For head coach Matt Rhule and the Temple Owls, the 2015 season was a fun and magical ride. The Owls finished the season 10-4, won the AAC East division and went to their fifth bowl game (The Boca Raton Bowl) in school history. With the 2015 senior class now gone and chasing their NFL dreams, its time for the new crop of Owls to lead the nest. While the Owls will still have seniors quarterback P.J. Walker and running back Jahad Thomas leading them this new season, there are three deciding factors