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Source Date Title & Link Description
AP 11/05/11 Penn State AD Charged With Perjury
The sex abuse scandal involving former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky took another turn on Saturday as the schools Athletic Director was charged with perjury. (Nov. 5)
ABC News 11/06/11 Ex-Penn State Coach in Abuse Scandal  
Reuters 11/07/11 Fabled U.S. college football program rocked by child sex scandal
Nov. 7 - Former Penn State football team defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky faces charges of sexual assault involving eight boys, according to state prosecutors. Pennsylvania's top police officer Frank Noonan said "it's a case about children who've had their innocence stolen from them." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
AP 11/07/11 Penn State Sex Scandal Engulfing Paterno
Football coach Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials didn't do enough to try to stop suspected sexual abuse of children at the hands of a former assistant football coach, the Pennsylvania state police commissioner said Monday. (Nov. 8)
ABC News 11/07/11 Nightline from ABC News: Penn State Sex Scandal: New Details
Football coach Joe Paterno accused of failing to address alleged sexual abuse.
AP 11/07/11 Penn State Officials Resign, Head to Court
Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky. (Nov. 7)
ESPN 11/07/11 Penn State Scandal Latest
Jeremy Schaap reports from Pennsylvania with the latest on the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
AP 11/07/11 Penn St. Officials Step Down Amid Sex Scandal Two top Penn State officials charged with covering up allegations of a child-sex abuse scandal related to former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky stepped down late Sunday after an emergency meeting of the university's Board of Trustees. (Nov. 7)
AP 11/07/11 Penn State Officials Resign, Head to Court
Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky. (Nov. 7)
ABC News 11/07/11 Penn State Football Coach Sex Abuse Scandal: Officials Step Down Dan Harris reports on the scandal surrounding the school's former football coach.
CNN 11/07/11 American Morning: Penn State rocked by child abuse scandal
Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky faces child sexual abuse charges. CNN's Jason Carroll reports.
AP 11/08/11 Paterno Cancels News Conference Amid Scandal
Penn State administrators have canceled Joe Paterno's weekly news conference in which he was expected to field questions about a sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. (Nov. 8)
ABC News 11/08/11 Penn State Sex Scandal: New Details
Football coach Joe Paterno accused of failing to address alleged sexual abuse.
CBS News 11/08/11 Penn State Scandal Sara Ganim, Reporter for The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, discusses the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State. Ganim is one of the first journalists to report on the grand jury investigation of Jerry Sandusky, former assistant to coach Joe Paterno.
ESPN 11/08/11 Matt Millen on SportsCenter
ESPN analyst Matt Millen, who played for Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky at Penn State, reflects on the scandal unfolding at the school
AP 11/08/11 Arrington: 'It's a Disgusting Situation'
Former Penn State linebacker LaVar Arrington likens the situation at Penn State with former defensive coach Jerry Sandusky to a death in the family. (Nov. 8)
CBS News 11/08/11 Joe Paterno may lose job amid sex abuse scandal
The New York Times says that Penn State trustees are discussing how to manage the departure of legendary football coach Joe Paterno amid a growing child sex abuse scandal. Scott Pelley reports.
ABC News 11/08/11 Joe Paterno Faces Growing Penn State Scandal Ninth boy comes forward in sexual abuse case against Jerry Sandusky
ESPN 11/09/11 Intelligent student is interviewed by ESPN, interrupted by idiot after Joe Paterno firing
 
ABC News 11/09/11 Good Morning America: Penn State's Joe Paterno Will Retire; Speaks to Crowd Gathered at Home
Legendary Penn State coach asks well-wishers to pray for molestation victims.
AP 11/09/11 Engulfed in Scandal, Paterno Retires
Joe Paterno, the Penn State football coach who preached success with honor for half a century but whose legend was shattered by a child sex abuse scandal, said Wednesday he will retire at the end of this season. (Nov. 9)
WGAL, Lancaster, PA 11/09/11 Artist Paints Over Disgraced Coach's Face
Artist Paints Over Disgraced Coach's Face
CBS News 11/10/11 S.I. writer on Paterno firing, student reaction
Chris Wragge talks to Jon Wortheim, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated about the scandal that brought down Penn State University football coach, Joe Paterno and the reaction of the students to the news
AP 11/10/11 Range of Emotions on Penn State Campus
With their long time football coach gone and a sex abuse scandal still ongoing, there are a range of emotions being felt by students and alumni of Penn State University. (Nov. 10)
ABC News 11/10/11 Joe Paterno, President Fired by Board of Trustees, Penn State Students Riot in Video  
AP 11/10/11 Raw Video: News Van Toppled at Penn State Police in riot gear dispersed about 2,000 Penn State students who took to the streets after the ouster of football coach Joe Paterno. Crowds toppled a television news van and at least one photographer was pelted with a rock
ABC News 11/10/11 Joe Paterno Fired by Penn State Board of Trustees, President, Riot Video Reveals Students' Emotion Tom Rinaldi explains the Board of Trustees' decision to fire coach, president.
CBS Sports 11/10/11 College Football: Bradley Named Penn State Interim Coach Thursday Penn State's acting athletic director Mark Sherburne announced that Tom Bradley will take over as their interim head coach. Bradley says he is replacing Joe Paterno with "very mixed emotions."
PBS News Hour 11/10/11 'Shock' Continues Over Penn State Scandal, Paterno's Scarred Legacy Thursday was the first day of the post-Joe Paterno era at Penn State, after a whirlwind of events that stemmed from sexual abuse charges against a former football coach. Jeffrey Brown discusses the continuing fallout.
ABC News 11/10/11 ABC World News Now: Joe Paterno Fired, Penn State Students Flip Over News Van
Coach Joe Paterno and the Penn State University president are both out of a job following the sex abuse scandal.
ABC News 11/10/11 Joe Paterno, President Fired by Board of Trustees, Penn State Students Riot in Video
Students flip cars in State College after Board of Trustees' firing of coach.
CBS News 11/10/11 Penn State students riot after Paterno firing
Within minutes of the announcement of the firing of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, thousands of students began rioting in the streets. Armen Keteyian reports on the child abuse scandal that's tearing apart Penn State.
CBS News 11/10/11 Paterno fired; friends say he's stunned
The Penn State University Board of Trustees removed legendary football coach Joe Paterno as well as the university president, Graham Spanier, over their handling of child sex abuse accusations. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports.
ABC News 11/11/11 Penn State Sex Abuse Scadal Investigation Expands as Joe Paterno Fired, Riots Rip Campus Dan Harris reports on the latest on the alleged abuse by a Penn State coach.
ABC News 11/11/11 Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal: Victim's Mother Speaks, Discusses Joe The mother of alleged victim talks exclusively to "Good Morning America."
AP 11/12/11 Raw Video: Penn State, Nebraska Pray Before Game
The Nebraska and Penn State players gathered at midfield before the game, kneeling together for a long moment in a quiet stadium.
AP 11/12/11 After Week's Turmoil Penn State Finally Plays Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was out of sight but not out of mind as the team played its first game since he was fired. The school has been rocked by a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. (Nov. 12)
CNN 11/12/11 CNN's Legal Guys on Penn State scandal
CNN Legal contributors say we may be just at the tip of the iceberg in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.
NBC 11/12/11 Weekend Update: The Devil on Penn State Saturday Night Live skit
CBS News 11/12/11 More security at Penn State game amid sex scandal
With a child sex scandal rocking the Penn State football program, the university is seeing heightened security for its last home game. Armen Keteyian reports
CBS News 11/12/11 Mixed emotions on Penn State campus
Russ Mitchell speaks with local reproter Sarah Ganaman and Tru TV's Beth Karas about the mixed emotions on campus, as well as what's next legally for the school's football coaches.
CNN 11/14/11 Sandusky: 'I am not a pedophile'
In an NBC interview, Jerry Sandusky said that he shouldn't have showered with kids and he's not a pedophile.
ABC News 11/14/11 Penn State Sex Scandal: Victim Hires Civil Attorney
First of 8 alleged victims has hired an attorney in Jerry Sandusky's indictment.
ABC News 11/14/11 Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal: Missed Signs?
Seven investigations concerning Jerry Sandusky raise questions of a cover-up.
CBS News 11/15/11 CBS Evening News: McQueary speaks out as Penn State scandal grows More victims have come forward in the Penn State sex abuse scandal against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky as assistant coach Mike McQueary speaks out for the first time. Armen Keteyian reports.
CNN 11/16/11 Assistant coach went to police, helped stop assault, e-mail says  
ABC News 11/16/11 Penn State's Jerry Sandusky Denial to Bob Costas Angers Alleged Victim's Mother
After the Ex-Penn State coach denied charges of pedophilia one mother speaks out.