Lucas Englert

Staff Writer

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    A once proud tradition has found itself stuck in the middle of the biggest scandal in NCAA history and they can not seem to ever find their way past it. It all came about around this time a year ago with possible infractions being reported.  Looking at things now, it is much clearer how huge those infractions were. Since then Joe Paterno, the man who had been the coach for 60 years and the most beloved football coach in the sport, has died.  His image hit rock bottom after discovering his hiding of information to protect Jerry Sandusky, his former defensive coordinator, who will be spending the rest of his life behind bars after a widely watched trial. Most recently the former Penn State President Graham Spanier has been indicted of crimes.

    It’s unfathomable to think of how many people’s lives have been affected by the negative choices of these three men, specifically Jerry Sandusky. Sadly, it shows a growing truth in sports and society today. The people at the top seem to think they can get away with, or do anything that they choose.

    Though the school is trying to move past these terrible crimes that have been committed, the scandal continues to come out in more details and will most likely leave a scar on the football program for years, and more importantly the people and their family members that were victims in this mess. Recently, Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 crimes and as I mentioned before will spend the rest of his life in jail, which seemingly would allow everyone to move on, in a sense, from the situation.  The team has also started playing football again which helps put the spotlight on the players instead of the horrible people that once surrounded the team.  However, with the recent arrest of the former President, it seems as though this school will stay in the National Audiences attention for at least another six months of negative T.V/press time.