NEW YORK (AP) — Penn State President Rodney Erickson says the school has yet to start making plans to honor former football coach Joe Paterno.
Erickson faced alumni for the third time in three days Friday night in lower Manhattan to answer questions in the wake of the child sexual charges against longtime football assistant Jerry Sandusky. As with the previous meetings in Pittsburgh and outside Philadelphia, the sometimes-tense town hall style event included multiple questions about Paterno’s firing.
Erickson offered best wishes to Paterno, who was readmitted to the hospital Friday with complications from lung cancer treatment. He said he supported the Board of Trustees’ decision to fire the Hall of Fame coach because “the ability to lead was compromised.”
About 300 alumni attended the sometimes heated 90-minute session.
Erickson received a mostly standing ovation as he closed the meeting, saying “We’re going to be OK.”
