Pharmer supposes that all sorts of rumors will be flying, including the one headlined above.
This rumor is not implausible because the Board of Trustees has seen fit to boot Joe Paterno immediately, as well as the University president Graham Spanier, who had been in place for 16 years.
Student unrest (rioting) has ensued, involving students on each side of the issue of firing Joe Paterno.
Expect much more to come out of this Penn State scandal as the digging continues.
April 2011 article asking why Sandusky retired so early.
DA who did not charge Sandusky after the 1998 incident disappeared in 2005
Remember Michael Mann, Climate Gate, and Research Fraud? Penn State found no trouble with him.
11/13: HS Football player says Sandusky paid a visit to recruit him last spring.