STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Joe Paterno’s son, Scott, said Thursday it’s becoming apparent that his father’s ouster as Penn State head coach by school trustees “was not handled well.”
Scott Paterno’s comments in a statement to the Associated Press Thursday were in response to a trustees’ statement that Paterno was immediately removed and not allowed to retire after the season because of “extraordinary circumstances.”
The latest words from the trustees come amid escalating criticism on the board and President Rodney Erickson for how the university handled the immediate aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
Paterno was fired Nov. 9, four days after Sandusky was charged.
The trustees said details of Paterno’s retirement were being worked out.
