[NU Sports] If you ran Penn State...

[Jonathan Hodges]

Spanier cancelled Paterno's press conference as well as Paterno's
appearance on the Big Ten coaches teleconference (both are standing weekly
events).  Previously, PSU announced that Paterno would only take comments
concerning this week's game.  Paterno's son, Scott, apparently reported
this morning that the elder Paterno was disappointed in the cancellation as
he was ready to address the questions that he would undoubtedly face
(apparently there were upwards of 150 media on site compared to the usual
20 or so).

It appears as though this is all stemming from Spanier.  Yahoo writer Dan
Wetzel's thoughts on Spanier from even before the press conference
cancellations:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=dw-wetzel_penn_state_spanier_silent110711


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Jonathan Hodges
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On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

> > I am not familiar with the NCAA regulations but I'm not sure this is a
> death
> > penalty/ sports issue. The NCAA should be focused on the players going to
> > class, not receiving money, etc. I could stand corrected, but I don't see
> > the NCAA getting deeply involved.
>
> Moreover, in order for the NCAA 'death penalty' to apply, a school needs
> to already be on probation for a major violation, which Penn State is not.
>
> As Ohio State found out, lying to the NCAA is a major violation, but
> it is not clear whether Penn State has yet told the NCAA anything
> about this, or even whether it should have under NCAA regulations.
>
> And as to whether Penn State President Graham Spanier should clean
> house by firing Paterno (he tried to 'retire' JoePa a year or two ago,
> so he could see this as his chance), it also isn't clear yet whether
> Spanier will escape criminal charges himself.
>
> The statements yesterday said that Joe Paterno is not a target of the
> investigation, but when asked about Spanier, the response was
> "This is still an open investigation."
>
> Paterno is scheduled to meet with the press at around 12:20 PM (EST) today,
> I suspect ESPN and others will carry it live.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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