Joe Posnanski, the author of the Joe Paterno biography "Paterno," spoke to a packed crowd in Alumni Hall at the HUB on Friday afternoon. He gave an in-depth look about his time with the late head coach and offered his opinions about the Freeh Report and criticisms of his book.
For the first time ever, the Penn State Board of Trustees allowed public comment at their meeting. Seven people preregistered online to speak at the meeting, and as you can imagine, they weren't all happy with the job the Board has done recent with its handling of the Freeh report or NCAA sanctions.
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Stats for Saturday is back with its third installment. This week, I looked at the successes and failures of the game vs. Virginia, and I delved into some scouting stats for Navy.
Penn State has lost one of its own.
Sean Smith, a Penn State World Campus student was killed as part of the attack on the U.S consulate in Libya as reported by the Centre Daily Times this morning.
At 5:30 p.m. today, the Veterans Plaza bearing Lt. Michael Murphy's name will be dedicated between Old Main and the McAllister building. Members from all three divisions of the military are expected to attend the ceremony to unveil the plaza.