All that changes when it comes to what happened at PSU. I don’t think Paterno is the only one at fault, I don’t lay the blame at his feet alone. Several officials knew about credible & serious allegations of child abuse happening by this coach on campus — and they each did not go to the police. Each of them needs to be held accountable for protecting a child abuser and the storied football program over protecting a child(ren).

You know my son, Scott, you don’t know the details of his background; but I am sure you can imagine what he went through. Isaac was in 6 other placements by the time he got to me at 4 years old. A foster child doesn’t get moved from a home on a whim (usually); they often get moved when something terrible is happening. I am Isaac’s 7th home.

JoePa isn’t a hero. He was a flawed individual just like the rest of us. And this mistake has HUGE consequences and ramifications. All of his talk of HONOR is sullied by choosing his buddy over a child this buddy was abusing.

There are heroes out there –I’ve met a bunch of them in my life — some at the SJCC, some at Seattle Children’s where I work, some at the schools where our kids go – but they aren’t big time football coaches in my experience.