• After our post Wednesday morning, Joe Paterno announced he would retire at the end of the season because of the situation with former coordinator Jerry Sandusky. However, this was not enough for the Penn State Board of Trustees. Wednesday night they announced that Paterno, who had been the head coach for 46 years, would be fired effective immediately. Tom Bradley, who replaced the accused Jerry Sandusky as the PSU defensive coordinator, will take over as head coach on an interim basis.
• Penn State students rioted after news of Paterno’s firing was announced. Taking to the streets and flipping news trucks as they chanted, yelled and cried about losing their football coach and patron. Penn State plays their last home game of the season this weekend against Nebraska. It remains to be seen how the students will react during this game.
• The scandal has potentially since grown with rumors that Jerry Sandusky would “pimp” out young boys to potential donors to the program. We want to stress these are currently unconfirmed reports. Mike McQueary, a current assistant coach who was the original "whistle blower" is being asked not to appear at the game against Nebraska for fear of his personal safety.
Non-Penn State Story Lines this Weekend
• Can New England recover: New England Patriots at New York Jets – a rematch of a game from just a month ago, where New England defeated the Jets, occurs while the Patriots are in the midst of a rare two game losing streak. The Jets have won three straight games since their last matchup with the Patriots. The winner of this game will have at least a share of the lead in their division.
• Many other great NFL games: The New Orleans Saints travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons for supremacy in the NFC South Division. The Houston Texans travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers as the Texans face one of their biggest tests this year. The Oakland Raiders defeated the San Diego Chargers in the first Thursday night game of the season, sending the Chargers to their 4th straight loss. For the rest of the regular season there will be one game on Thursday night.
• NCAA Game of the Week: Oregon Ducks and possibly the best RB in the nation (LaMichael James) travel to Stanford to take on possibly the best QB in the nation in Andrew Luck and his the Cardinal. If Stanford wins, they will likely move to #3 in the BCS Standings but both teams are undefeated in the Pac-12 and the winner will play in the first ever Pac-12 championship game. It's the only matchup of top 10 teams this week.
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