The Delaware Gazette

Penn State shaken after firing of Paterno

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — After nearly a half-century on the job, Joe Paterno says he is still get­ting used to the idea of not being Penn State’s foot­ball coach. So is the rest of the shaken cam­pus, after one of the most tumul­tuous days in its his­tory. In less than 24 hours Wednes­day, the win­ningest coach in major col­lege foot­ball announced his retire­ment at the end of the sea­son — then was abruptly fired by the board of trustees.

Official: Trustees’ support for Paterno eroding

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Coach Joe Paterno is fight­ing for his job amid “erod­ing” sup­port from Penn State’s board of trustees and a widen­ing sex-abuse scan­dal and pos­si­ble cover-up cen­tered on for­mer assis­tant and one-time heir appar­ent Jerry Sandusky.

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