The bitter end of the Joe Paterno era

Try as he may to stay in control, Joe Paterno was forced to step down from his Penn State head coaching job.

As it is, the sex scandal will forever tarnish his once proud image. I have uploaded 2 more pics I took of JoePa from the game I went to last year at Penn State.

Everyone knew it would play out like this. Joe Paterno didn't want to leave. He was forced to turn in his resignation...effective after the season. But that was not enough and the Penn State Board of Trustees knew it. They had to take the final step and did so late Wednesday night. They showed old Joe the door.

Here are some pictures I took at the Penn State-Temple game last season. Got a few good shots of Joe and one with him along side Mike McQueary, who saw the incident.

Joe Paterno stands along side Assistant Coach Mike McQueary (to the left), who witnessed one of the sexual abuses. Both failed to contact the legal authorities.