Despite what interim head coach Tom Bradley announced earlier Thursday, a central figure in child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State will not be performing his normal coaching duties this weekend.
In a statement, the school announced that it has “decided it would be in the best interest of all for Assistant Coach [Mike] McQueary not to be in attendance at Saturday’s Nebraska game.” The university cited “multiple threats’ that have been made against the wide receivers coach.
The school did not release any plans for the two remaining regular season games and any postseason contests, which would all take place away from Beaver Stadium.
It was reported earlier today that the school’s Board of Trustees were concerned for McQueary’s safety and wanted him “off the field“. An unnamed board member also told the Allentown Morning Call that the board does not plan on firing McQueary or asking him to step down.
McQueary, who’s come under intense criticism in recent days, testified in front of a grand jury in January that he witnessed former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sodomizing a 10-year-old boy in the showers of the Lasch football building in 2002. Instead of calling law enforcement, McQueary called his father and then took the information to Joe Paterno the next day.
Nobody associated with the university forwarded that information on to either the school’s police force or local law enforcement, which ultimately led to the dismissals of Paterno and president Graham Spanier.
No Paterno … No McQueary.
Allow McQueary … allow Joe.
Equality.
What are they protecting this guy so much as he is as guilty as all that were fired and should have charged in and stopped the act there and then.
Fire Joe … Fire McQueary.
McQueary has enough dirty info on Penn State administrators and officials to bring down the house.
It’s almost as if the team and university would be better off if he weren’t employed there…
Penn State fans are now sending death threats to the man who reported a serial child rapist. The definition of rock bottom is changing by the hour.
He looks like a pretty big f’er – still don’t get how he didn’t beat the DNA out of Sandusky when he saw that…
Went to school with this guy. I was a class behind him.
I can’t say I was ever a real fan of his.
I remember hearing throughout HS how close his dad was with Joe.
And I totally agree with everyone who questions his manhood by not handling the situation then and there.
And fitz66, he is no small man. But his dad makes him look average….if his dad was laying on his side.
The definition of people not wanting to reward a coward is changing by the hour.
Thank Gawd.
Knock knock
Who’s there
Karma
Karma who…
Karma bitch – we’ve got a tab to settle up!
How can he not have been fired already? His culpability is the clearest of all.
Even the weakest, wimpiest towelboy would have at least screamed his head off at Sandusky to “STOP IT!!”.
McQueary is most definitely in danger because by himself he could bring down the entire cover-up concerning just what exactly Paterno knew about Sandusky’s crimes. If he survives long enough to take the stand it’ll be very interesting to hear what he has to say.
Two things:
1. The sheer moral cowardice of McQueary (in not stopping child rape, not stomping the crap out of Sandusky, and not pinning him to the floor while calling 911) and Paterno ( in not calling the cops and not demanding that PSU admininstrators call the cops and arrest Sandusky ) is made crystal clear when you ask them this question: “Would you have done the same thing if the 10 yr old child had been your own child?”
2. These two men, as well as all the university officials complicit in the coverup of child rape and the giving of sanctuary to Sandusky so that he was free for years to rape and ruin other people’s children, should all consider suicide. Now.
It makes no sense why this guy isnt not only fired but under arrest for not reporting a crime!! Penn state has become the biggest joke in the nation and the only to fix it now is to CLOSE IT DOWN!! At the very least eliminate the football program!!
Dear Penn State; You fired Coach Paterno who was told by Mike McQuearey that “A improper conduct happened by former Coach Sandusky with a ten year old boy” Coach Paterno did his job and relayed the information to the President…. Anyone knows that when the President of Penn State confronted Sandusky he covered his arese, probably told the President that McQuerey didn’t see what the thought he saw…. You know how Pedofiles are, they lie lie lie to cover their rape of children.
Mike did not call the police, he did not insist that Sandusky release the ten year old, he did not get the boy to safty, the boy was raped by former Coach Sandusky…..
Yet it is Paterno who is fired?
Mike has blood on his hands, the blood of that Ten year old boy, a boy he could have knocked Coach Sandusky off of, and Boy that Mike could have saved from RAPE.
Mike could have knocked the stuffin out of Sandusky and then called the police but he didn’t he did not get the boy away, he by his silence and not calling the police was an accessory to rape…..
Good, but I don’t understand why there is not a decision to get rid of him permanently. He must have also caught the Board of Trustees in a compromising position.
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I can most definately sympathize with the feeling of having a trusted hero fall from grace….
I cried like a baby when JoePa was fired–not for him as he made his decisions and will have to live with them, but for the victims in the case–both the children so robbed of their innocence and in some ways their very own fanbase who will have to come to terms with the reality that the acts of few have irrevocably tarnished the collective.
Sadly, and I take no joy in saying this, but I believe no one did anything in 2002 because they knew about these things as early as 1994–most assuredly they knew there was an issue in 1997. McQueary didnt go to authorities because he was not as shocked as someone seeing/knowing about this for the first time. Exposing Sandusky in 2002 would be exposing themselves.
Remember, this is more than a group of co-workers, more than a community–this is/was a family and if you frame it in that context–to some people there are no limits to what they will do to protect the ones they love.
dirtyharry1971 says:
At the very least eliminate the football program!!
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The rioters and pro-Paterno ranters are missing the Big Picture. Before this thing is over, financial realities may eliminate the football program. Every child abused after these men failed to report Sandusky will have a financial claim against the university. That’s nine years of unlimited access to at-risk children. If just the 20-child estimate is accurate, the judgments will be at least eight figures–not including legal fees.
Before this thing is over, everyone associated with Paterno’s program–including McQueary–and this athletic department will be gone. They’ll be lucky if they still have a football program. Those kids would be smart to stop rioting and enjoy what’s left of their football season.
The problem as I see it is that these elite college athletic programs become so enamored with their own mystique that they soon lose their moral compass, thereby opening the door to corruption. Elite college sports programs bring in millions of dollars from boosters and alumni and what university doesn’t love that part? There needs to be a national conversation about the mission and meaning of universities. Are they free farm teams for professional sports teams? Is the chief aim of universities to raise millions of dollars to fund endowments and scholarships? What about academics? Shouldn’t the focus be on that instead? The young men and women we send to our universities need to know that the primary function of those institutions is not their sports programs, but academics, because at the end of the day, the only thing that will stand them in good stead is their education. There just needs to be some really hard soul searching about what our universities are supposed to be all about, and in my opinion, it’s not their athletic programs. My alma mater has a long standing record of losing athletic teams and we never cared about that. It was all about character building going out there to play the game, win or lose, and they lost most of the time and still do. Academics comes first and foremost. Sports, as they say, is just gravy.
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Rioting to defend Paterno’s reprehensible behavior ….
PSU grads please do not apply at my company when seeking employment .
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First off we all seem in agreement that this was a horrific act by a person that will pay for its actions. However, I’m stunned that some of you can even think and say what I’m reading…”terminate the football program”..”close the school”… If one Mans actions determined the fate of many this country would be long gone… This is the USA…psu must and will bounce back… They must bounce back for the sake of the students, the teachers, the people of Pennsylvania, theUSA , and most importantly for the young children that had there youth stolen from them by Sandusky to show them that this man actions will not define psu.
THREATS. Crap what happened to the good old days when people just act instead of make lame a$$ threats. Don’t talk about it, Be about it.
I heard a report on Sports Center that Sandusky was walking around State College yesterday as if nothing were wrong. If this is true then every man in State College Penn, is a vagina for not kicking the ever living crap out of him.
If I were McQueary’s attorney, I’d request the State Atty General to put him into protective custody, because his life expectancy out there might be very very very short.
But I could also understand if they send him off to hide with Casey Anthony, as long as they castrate the gutless bastard first.
However, I’m stunned that some of you can even think and say what I’m reading…”terminate the football program”..”close the school
Look pal; there was talk of the death penalty for Miami and in perspective what they did is nothing compared to the allegations facing Penn state.
But lilb360 this is not a football problem. It is so much more than that.
I really wish people would stop focusing on the program and more on the victims and their families.
All that is required for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.
Both Miami and Penn state share similarities in that leaders of the institutions knew about “wrong doing”( a gross undersatment in Penn states case) the head football coaches Paterno and Shannon knew, therefore it is a football problem. I personally think that the best thing “we” can do for the victims is make the consequences of rape, the inaction in reporting it, and enabling it, so severe that everyone will fear what will be done to them for doing these things.
I hope to god that the civil penalties that are awarded cripple Penn State, it will serve as a reminder for decades that this type of inaction will not go unpunished. Hopefully then if another grad student sees something similar in the future maybe he will be more concerned about the little boy than his own ambitions.
Cowards..All cowards.Morally corrupt cowards. Tear down Penn State and start over.Ousting Paterno was just one tiny little baby-step.Time to clean house.
I don’t get it…. This guy had the power to go into the shower and beat up Sandusky while he was raping that young boy and he didn’t do a thing and yet he keeps his job? His Dad says he has a story to tell and it will make sense…. I can’t imagine what the story does say. He could have stopped it right there but did not. And waiting another day to report it? Well that tells me he went home and plotted so that he can keep his plum job, etc.. He could have been a hero, instead he was a coward. Maybe he has dirt on the board of trustees? That’s the only thing that comes to mind as to why he wasn’t fired first…..
The root of all evil in college sports is the corruptness of the money it attracts and the NCAA joke of ownership and the lack of enforcement in many areas. Money was probably the biggest issue while this issue was not reporated properly at PSU. I’m a Big 10 fan, Penn State fan, stuck living in an SEC world in Floriduh…. Look at the recent criminal activity at University of Miami, USC, LSU, etc.. This criminals that are both in the player line-up and in the management of the game or booster pool, all get a slap on the hand, and if the players are involved, back on the field after a few games?? Give me a break. It’s all about winning and getting the gazillions in money. The NCAA governing board is the biggest joke in all of sports for their “look the other way” mentality. They need to start enforcing rules that takes away all the money if a school does wrong, period. It would be a simple rule. “Pick up the phone and dial 911 immediately when an incident of crime occurs.” “If you wait 24 hours or more (10 years in this PSU case) to report it, your organization is no longer part of the NCAA family for all sports and no longer due any money.”
This guy should be in jail. There needs to be a law that if you see what he saw, you need to tell POLICE about it. If you fail to do so you should be up for life in prison.
jdsj691
Are you fucking retarded? Are you really going to blame this on the NCAA, and talk about other university’s misdeeds. This was a conspiracy purpetrated by at least 8 high ranking faculty to protect a child rapist. STFU about UM,UF, and LSU minor infractions. Stolen laptops and protecting a child rapist are not even remotely related. Fuck man, you are an idiot.
Laws are different in every state. My wife worked in a school for years and told me that here in FL if a teacher failed to report to police the abuse of a child, they (personally) and the school could be subject to prosecution. She did tell me that “reporting” was not necessarily limited to going to the police. It could be notifying Child Protective Services.
Bottom line: McQueary is actually much more culpable in this than Paterno because he was an eyewitness to the actual act while it was being committed. How is it that he continues his employment while Paterno, who may or may not have actually known the extent of Sandusky’s actions, gets fired?
There’s a big difference (from Paterno’s perspective) between, “hey Coach, Sandusky’s screwing around in the shower with some kid” versus “hey Coach, I saw Sandusky having anal sex with a 10-year old in the shower; I didn’t know what to do, so I’m coming to you”. What Paterno ACTUALLY KNEW or WAS TOLD is critical to determining what his punishment should be.
The entire State Penn Administraton including Yolanda the cleaning lady and Football Staff should be fired at seasons end. Since the school has taken Federal $ in education money the FBI ought to be all over it. I say State Penn should close down the football program (death sentance) and start all over. These so called educators obviously cared more about protecting the program than protecting children. McQueery’s testimony says the child being abused made eye contact with him. Can anybody wonder what that poor child thought when nobody came to his aid while being abused? Outrageous conduct. I am not a lawyer but watching a rape of a minor ought to be “aiding and abetting” correct?
I am really hoping the whole State of Pennsylvania loses this weekend
Child Molester as an assistant coach at Penn State
Dog Killer for QB in Philly
Rapest for QB in Pittsburg
For the life of me, I don’t understand why they got rid of Joe. He did his job. The Assistant is a punk, he did not stop it when he saw it. He told Joe who reported it to the next level. Joe did not see it, he followed up on a lead from this Punk. And he**, the punk told him the next day. I fail to see how its Joe’s job to physically walk to the Police Station and put this rest.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2060027/Ray-Gricar-disappeared-2005-tried-bring-sex-abuse-case-Penn-States-Jerry-Sandusky.html
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ycn-10407023
All signs point to this story becoming FAR worse than it already is. Hope none of that ends up being true…
This is the guy who says he SAW it with his own eyes and didn’t tell the police. He told his bosses and they didn’t tell the police and he STILL didn’t tell the police. He should be charged criminally with failure to report in addition to losing his job. For everyone wondering why Joe was fired, or the AD or whoever else: all these men were told what happened. NO ONE went to the police. That is what a cover-up is. Whether they agreed to cover it up or whether it was just by failure to act, they let it continue and didn’t report it. IT’S HORRIBLE!
Scrap is in on the cover-up too. Ask Bradley what he knows. One of the guys who looked the other way in the locker room. They all knew. Fire Scrap too.
How can this guy ever coach for PSU again ?? Aside from his complete utter failure to help a child during an assault, If there were threats at State College what will happen when the team is on the road at Ohio State or Wisconsin? What will be the reaction when PSU goes to a bowl game on New Years’ day? though not sure what sponser will want their name linked to PSU.
God what a mess.
McQueary was a 28 year old adult when he witnessed the molestation. He has to go ask daddy what to do?.Then go tel coach Paterno. What about stopping the action then tell Paterno. Sorry the flaming red head should be fired for doing nothing at the time of the event. He has the gaul to want to continue coaching. What if he see”s another problem and daddy isn’t around?
Appalling how all this effort is being made to protect McQueary now when he made no effort to protect that boy.
“The rioters and pro-Paterno ranters are missing the Big Picture. Before this thing is over, financial realities may eliminate the football program. ”
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This makes no sense. You do realize that the PSU football program made $70 million in revenue in 2009, $50 million of which was profit, right?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Sports/2011/1110/Penn-State-riot-If-university-can-t-fire-Joe-Paterno-is-something-wrong
If they eliminate the football program, how in the world do you think they’re going to pay off the victims with the dozens of civil suits that will be forthcoming? If anything, the financial realities NECESSITATE the football program continuing.
How much more of the house could be possibly brought down by firing McQuery? University President, University Vice President, Athletic Director, and most revered coach in College Football are all gone. Whose left to fire other than folks on the football staff?
What good is there in keeping McQueary when he can’t even coach due to death threats? You think the death threats are bad at a HOME GAME? What are they going to be like at away games?
Maybe it’s possible the Board of Trustees were in on the cover up too, but it sounds unlikely. I don’t believe too many people were talking about this… after all, it was a very successful cover up. It lasted from March of 02 thru November of 11.
To be perfectly clear, McQuery should be fired immediately. He should have slammed Sandusky against the shower stall, grabbed the kid and called the Police. Instead he took a little time then called his father.
Now, suppose his father told him that because those at Penn State are very powerful individuals and he had better keep his mouth shut or he could end up like Hoffa!
Interesting concept, huh?
Supposedly this guy has a story to tell and that’s why he didn’t lose his job. Who gives a damn what the hell his story is? Tell it anyway after your fired. Fired for the same reasons why everyone else got fired, because you did nothing about it. Period. People are saying everyone was ethically wrong, morally wrong for not letting the authorities know, this guy is no different. 28 years old and you have to go ask your dad what to do, come on, what the hell would you have done if it were your own son, or grand son, or someone’s son you knew, throw it under the rug, and not say anything to the police, all so you can keep your status at Penn State and high paying BS job. He’s the second one who should get convicted and put in jail right behind Sandusky.
@jdsj691 says:
I’m a Big 10 fan, Penn State fan, stuck living in an SEC world in Floriduh….Look at the recent criminal activity at University of Miami, USC, LSU, etc..
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detroitfanatic says:
Are you really going to blame this on the NCAA, and talk about other university’s misdeeds. STFU about UM,UF, and LSU minor infractions. … Fuck man, you are an idiot.
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jdsj691 …
detroitfanatic has you covered, but since you’re apparently not aware of it, let me add that our Florida roads run both ways. So you can leave anytime. Bye.
@giablommi …
Yes, I’m very much aware of how much major football programs bring in. And I’m aware that Penn State’s is one of the most lucrative. The University of Miami’s football program was extremely lucrative in the 1990s. Even so, for a time there was serious discussion of dropping the football program to save the school’s academic reputation.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/9487/index.htm
Miami’s academic reputation is nothing compared to Penn State’s. PSU is considered a public “Ivy League” school and is one of the top-ranked public schools in the nation. The Board of Trustees will protect the academic institution above all else.
This story is just starting to unfold. As angelheartsbuckeyes posted, it may well turn out that Penn State officials, including Paterno, knowingly covered for a child predator for more than a decade solely to protect the football program. If the corruption runs that deep, the Board and/or the state could choose to take drastic action. At this point, I don’t think anything is out of the realm of possibility no matter how much revenue the football program generates.
Maybe McQueen is a pedophile also, the grand jury said the kid was up against the wall being penetrated I would have found a witness how long would that take 45 seconds then pounded Sandusky with a bb bat,mthen put the bat where the sun don’t shine between sandys cheeks, we know sandy likes to pitch, he better find shin guards and a face mask, he will be catching soon, for penn state, or make that state pen. And Franco Harris is a moron.
I realize this is about more than just football. But seeing how the head coach, assistant coach, athletic director and who else knew about this, then yes, the death penalty should be used against Penn State.
These families need retribution. Obviously, prison for those involved and money for the school’s failure to do something. But if I’m one of those parents, I’d demand that the NCAA do something or that the school shut down the football program. People didn’t go to the police to protect the football program and their careers. Kids were abused after the 2002 incident. These incidents could have been prevented. Pathetic.
Wonderful irony……they did nothing to protect these small frail little boys from hell but they step right up and protect one of the persons who could have not only stopped the abuse at the moment is was happening but could have, on those actions, stopped this mess dead in its tracks and saved all the little boys to come.
Yeah, protect the big 6’4″ man…..the man who didn’t do a thing to protect a little child against a grown man raping him.
Yeah, this is about right in todays morally and ethically corrupt capitalistic society.
Good job, good form………..ain’t it wonderful what we have evolved into?
I cannot beleive this guy wouldn’t just quit. He can no longer work the sidelines without being ridiculed. Does he honestly think this will go away or is it the realization no one would hire the prick.
The only acceptable response from McQueary would have been to beat the hell out of the child raper, get the child to safety and call the police. What “man” runs home and tells his daddy when he witnesses a child being molested? Seriously, was he 28 or 8? How is this “man” still employed by the university?
All of you freaking tough guys crack me up. You have NO CLUE what you would have done if you were in McQueary’s shoes so stop acting so high and mighty. We all think we would have beat the $h!t out of Sandusky if “that was me.” But the reality is that you might have pissed your pants if you saw what was going on.
Anyone who knows ANYTHING about college coaching and the chain of command knows that you tell your boss what happened and NEVER go outside the chain of command if you want to continue working as a college coach at any level. I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying that’s what a graduate assistant is thinking, whether he’s 28 or 68.
McQueary’s no hero but he’s not the chief villian either.
I sure as hell would have called the police, not run home to Daddy
ice90 you think he should have been more worried about his job than the 10 year old who was being raped? I sure wouldn’t want you watching my back….