This morning, news broke that Penn State athletic director Tim Curley (shown on the right) and Gary Schultz, vice president for finance and business, were charged with perjury and failure to report in an investigation into allegations that former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young men.
The news of Jerry Sandusky's charges has brought up many emotions. Unfortunately, many people are focusing on the wrong issue. Let's not think about how this hurt PSU, but rather how PSU can help.
Usually, Saturday mornings in November induce anxious excitement as I make my way to the Holy Grail of Penn State collegiate athletics, Beaver Stadium. But this Saturday was much different.
Given the nature of Jerry Sandusky's alleged crimes, and just how complicit some highly-respected members of the Penn State family are said to have been, it's hard to be outraged against anything else. This is a dark day for our university, likely the darkest. There is no silver lining to what's happened. And what's far worse than the black mark that this will be against Penn State is how the alleged affair irreversibly changed the lives of so many young children. It is a tragedy of the utmost proportions.
As quickly as the allegations against Jerry Sandusky have swept across the national land scape, the slow response of the Penn State administration makes it that more chilling.
It had been thirteen years since Penn State Field Hockey last won the Big Ten tournament, but that drought ended Sunday afternoon when Penn State defeated Michigan 3-2 at home in Happy Valley.