While the report is not easy to page through without nausea overtaking anyone who gets past the first couple of pages, what everyone gains by reading the report is simple: the ability to discuss the ever evolving allegations with a sense of knowledge and background, not rumor and myth.
The man who has the most to tell about the entire case surrounding Jerry Sandusky, who reportedly saw the crime take place, has remained silent thus far. That man is Mike McQueary, and it's time for him to come forward, tell the truth, and spare no detail.
We are quickly approaching Day 4 of the Jerry Sandusky scandal with no end in site. Up to this point, much information has been made available; however, there are few answers to many of the pressing questions that many of us have. Tomorrow afternoon, national media will descend upon Happy Valley for Joe Paterno's weekly press conference. Paterno will not be permitted to answer much regarding this matter since he is a witness to a serious rape trial, but there is little doubt that reporters will come prepared.
The title of this post is not hyperbole. It's not just the college football world that's turned it's eye to Penn State, it's curious individuals from every corner of the globe. And perhaps its only when Al-Jazeera feels it necessary to chime in with a report on the case that has rocked State College that you realize the true scope of these alleged crimes and cover-ups.
The Penn State Alumni Association has released a statement on the allegations. Check it out after the jump.
When President Graham Spanier and his wife Sandra were named the 2011 Renaissance Fund honorees this summer, there's no way the events of this week could have been foreseen.