APIf you’ve been wondering what Mike McQueary has been up to since getting caught up in the criticism stemming from the scandal at Penn State, wonder no longer.
According to the Patriot-News, McQueary took part in a type of conference call Friday that included his replacement as wide receivers coach, Kermit Buggs, as well as the players he had been charged with coaching. During what was described by the paper as an emotional conversation, McQueary revealed to the group that he is “not your coach anymore. I’m done.”
That would seem to indicate that McQueary will not coach another game this season, something the school has yet to officially announce due in part to concerns over violating Pennsylvania’s whistleblower statute.
McQueary also revealed he’s in protective custody, and that he’s taking the liquid approach to the situation.
When players asked, “Coach, where are you? Can we see you?” McQueary responded, “No, I’m actually in protective custody. I’m not in State College.”
McQueary added that he was, “Double-fisting it,” meaning he was having two drinks at once.
Penn State announced Thursday that McQueary would not be in attendance at Saturday’s game against Nebraska due to “multiple threats” made against the assistant. A day later, it was announced that McQueary had been placed on paid administrative leave.
UPDATED 8:31 p.m. ET: Subsequent to our posting, the Patriot-News made some substantial changes to their initial report.
The reference to “double-fisting it” has been removed, as has the portion where McQueary talks about not being their coach anymore; changed the name of the new wide receivers coach to Terrell Golden; and added that “Sports Information Director Jeff Nelson said that McQueary was not in protective custody – that his characterization was not true, raising the possibility that it was an attempt at black humor that fell flat. If so, the players did not get the joke.”
Yup, yet another class act from the wonderful State of Pennsylvania.
I’m glad he’s done at PSU (and everywhere else for that matter), and I’m glad he’s in protective custody. Hopefully, he makes it to the witness stand alive. Once he truthfully tells EVERYTHING he saw and heard, he can rot in prison for the rest of his life.
Good, don’t stop.
Don’t stop until drinking until you’ve achieved the .5
deadeye: “Once he truthfully tells EVERYTHING he saw and heard, he can rot in prison for the rest of his life.”
The former is likely. The latter, not so much. He’ll almost certainly cut some kind of deal with prosecutors, if he hasn’t already, to stay out of jail or at least get lesser charges, in return for testifying against Sandusky (and maybe, eventually, Paterno too).
He’ll also probably get a nice fat cash settlement from Penn State to resign at season’s end, rather than be fired and sue them for even more under the whistleblower laws.
jgo304 says: Nov 11, 2011 7:22 PM
Yup, yet another class act from the wonderful State of Pennsylvania.
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What a remarkably stupid thing to say! One might hope that in the face of such an appalling situation as this, people would refrain from juvenile partisan cheap shots.
Please tell us just what thug and pervert free Nirvana you hail from so we can all move there and live in perfect harmony.
Pictures I’ve seen of McQueary suggest he’s a pretty big guy. And he turned and ran out ofthe building.!
You never really know what you’d do in another man’s shoes in a critical situation, but I hope to God I would at minimum have grabbed Sandusky and yelled, “WTF ARE YOU DOING TO THIS CHILD?”
Story just updated@ 7:59:
“However, several hours later, Sports Information Director Jeff Nelson said that McQueary was not in protective custody – that his characterization was not true.”
Once he truthfully tells EVERYTHING he saw and heard, he can rot in prison for the rest of his life.
McQueary was cleared by the grand jury. By informing his superiors, he met his minimum legal obligations. In theory he could be charged later, but it is unlikely.
Why does everyone seem to think that McQueary is going to jail? There is nothing (reported so far) that they could even begin to charge him with in a court of law. The court of public opinion is different, and has already been condemned there. But, while morally he has, legally he has done nothing wrong
The only thing I can think of that explains why he was not fired and is not facing charges is that he reported what he knew, then was told that it was being handled. For instance, if this was a high school, and someone saw something wrong and reported it, they may never know the resolution of the problem (… if there is a union involved, the outcome would not be public. Other than a person being dismissed, that is.) There is no other circumstance that I can think of that would allow McQ to not be dismissed or charged.
A older women who gets with a younger guy is known as a couger. An older man who gets with a young boy is known as a Nittany Lion!….too soon?
Jail no, lawsuits yes, for not calling the police to stop Sandusky from molesting countless boys in the last 10 years, It’s ok Big Red, even though you’re out of a job, out of ever coaching again, (and toast for any job other than working for your Dad who shares your bad judgment), and you’re going to spend all of your money on attorneys the next 5 years, you’re still in better shape than all those boys molested in the last 10 years.
Double fisted? Shouldn’t he wait until prison for that?
Mcquery will likely get a nice settlement to go away
It appears by his actions that he is subconsciously asking for exactly that, nineroutsider. Definitely increasing his chances!
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Why fire McQueary? Why pay any settlement? Let him stand on the sidelines where we can get a good look at him
My guess is he’d gladly resign.
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Ok – if you see a grown man sodemizing a 10 year old boy – what should you do?
1- immeadiatly stop it
2- take the boy into your protection
3- call the police
4- get the boy the medical help he needs
5- testify in full to the police
My understanding is tha the did none of these things.
Is it just me or do I think that any normal 28 year old would have done at least one of these.
He demonstrated such a poor lack of judgement – I think he ought to be shown the door as well.
When I said he could rot in prison for the rest of his life, I should have prefaced it with “I hope he rots in prison…”
I understand that he hasn’t been indicted. But I’m holding out hope that all the dominoes will fall and everyone who participated in the cover-up end up in prison.
It’s too bad McQueary isn’t in protective custody per the update. I won’t be surprised if he gets “suicided” in the very near future.
McQueary may get sued, but he ultimately probably would not be liable civilly, either. JoePa probably would not be either, for that matter. In most states, a person has no duty to protect another from harm caused by a third person absent some special relationship – i.e., a statutory duty, contractual duty, etc. There would also be significant causation issues for subsequent abuse victims to get past. Assuming that McQueary and Paterno satisfied the notice law by moving the information up the chain, they would probably be in the clear civilly. That doesn’t mean that they won’t get sued or that they won’t try to settle out of court, but if it went through contested litigation, they would probably prevail.
There also wouldn’t seem to be any reason for PSU to offer McQueary any time of large severance package. When they hire a new coach, he is entitled to clean house. Whistleblower status doesn’t protect McQueary from being fired, just from being fired for blowing the whistle. He can be treated like all of the other fired assistants.
It’s amazing. This story just spins despicable chapter after despicable chapter, each eclipsing the previous in bizarre and disgusting fashion.
Even the most depraved mind couldn’t put this to paper and expect it to be believed. Yet, somehow, it may all prove to be true. I still can’t believe it all.
Is Kermit Buggs a real name?
McQueary appears to have a somewhat caviler attitude toward this. Little does he realize that his lifelong nightmare is just beginning and rightly so.
For a punishment they should make him face the now young man he saw Sandusky sodomize to try and explain why he decided to do what he did, run like a coward.
Mr. twinkydefense,
If it were McQueary’s son he witnessed being sodomized by Sandusky, would he have reacted differently?
If it were Paterno’s son or grandson being sodomized by Sandusky, would JoePa have reacted differently?
If the answers to those questions are yes, then they were morally wrong for how they handled the situation. A child is a child, regardless of whether he’s your own or someone else’s.
So twinkydefense, why not step out from behind your lawyerly lexicon and admit you’re a proud, card carrying member of NAMBLA.
Mcqueary did report what happened. I wish he would have stopped the rape. I bet he wishes in hindsight that he had stopped it also. He broke up a knife fight on campus so it’s not like he isn’t brave. I don’t know. I’m sure it eats him up. Sandusky is just vile.
McQueer thinks this is a time to “joke”??? I hope someone aerates his head; he seems to have oxygen deprivation.
McQueary reported it….to Paterno….a day later. forget the fact that he could’ve stopped it himself. just calling 911 would’ve allowed the authorities to identify/help the victim, apprehend Sandusky, and prevent God knows how many other victims from going through the same thing.
and now this clown is cracking jokes about the situation?
this story is beyond disturbing and surreal….and it’s probably just the tip of a giant freaking iceberg.
and his *only* saving grace is that he’s the only witness right now that can place Sandusky at the scene of the crime. maybe when more victims come forward, there will be other witnesses, and McQueary will lose whatever leverage he might have with the prosecution.
Really?? You thought it was necessary to define double fisted in a college football blog….
frug says:
Nov 11, 2011 8:08 PM
McQueary was cleared by the grand jury. By informing his superiors, he met his minimum legal obligations. In theory he could be charged later, but it is unlikely.
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He may have met his minimum legal obligations,…..too bad he didn’t even come close to meeting any type of moral obligations.
For those demonizing McQueary, consider that based on what he knew he was going to be making a he-said, he-said accusation against a much older and more established pillar of the community and institution.
So, he ran it up the chain and told his supervisor, who happens to be arguably the most powerful man in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A much better mouthpiece for such serious accusations. That mouthpiece, Joe Paterno, abdicated that responsibility.
I fault him for not pushing further when he saw that Sandusky was going to be covered for, but I just don’t see him as the scum of the Earth he is being made out to be.
If you walked in on the CEO of your company doing something horrendous, would it be super easy for you to report it?
if he’d called 911 immediately, the proof(the victim) would have been there.
It amazes me how many stupid people post on this board. I mean it is truely sad that half of you have the IQ of a tomato. He will not be charged in any way. He reported what he knew to his superiors. There is a chain off command at any workplace, no matter if its at McDonalds or Penn State. Given the gravity of what he saw, we can only assume what one would do if they saw something like that. He reported it immediately. Im quite certain for hours after he saw it, he still didnt believe what he saw. Legally, he did what he was supposed to do. Morally, he should have been brought up on attempted murder charges against Sandusky, but he did not go that route. This is a prime example of how much power coaches and athletic programs have at schools. This is only the tip of the iceberg. You are going to find out that your beloved JoPa knew this was going on for years and did nothing about it, so he could cover his own ass.
McQueary is 100% guilty…..
of poor judgement and bad taste. First you walk out on a child being raped, and now you think it’s funny to joke about being in protective custody and binge drinking to college students. Unreal!
Good luck finding a job again. I hope wherever you apply they throw the “2 fisting” comment back in your face as they say see ya!
First off, glad the “double fisting it” line was removed from the article title, that just struck me as sick and wrong earlier. Secondly, I still have trouble with the JoePa portion of everything, but I think this guy is second on the list of horrible people, just behind the rapist. He supposedly SAW the deed taking place and all he did was tell the head coach. People want to say that Joe should have gone to the police, but this guy should have done that at the very least. I know that I may be locked up right now if I saw this happening, I would have beaten the bastard repeatedly for what he’d done.
zerohandicapper says:
Nov 12, 2011 12:50 AM
Given the gravity of what he saw, we can only assume what one would do if they saw something like that. He reported it immediately. Im quite certain for hours after he saw it, he still didnt believe what he saw.
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From the New York Times:
March 1, 2002
A Penn State graduate assistant, Mike McQueary, enters the locker room in Penn State’s Lasch Football Building at about 9:30 p.m. to put shoes in his locker and pick up some recruiting tapes, according to a grand jury report. McQueary hears “rhythmic, slapping sounds” that he believes are related to sexual activity. He later says under oath that he sees Sandusky raping what appears to be a 10-year-old boy. He immediately leaves and meets with his father and determines he will report the incident to Paterno, according to prosecutors.
March 2, 2002
In the morning, McQueary reports what he saw to Paterno at Paterno’s home. In a recent statement, Paterno insisted McQueary did not tell him of the extent of the sexual assault that McQueary said he witnessed, only that McQueary had seen something inappropriate involving Sandusky and a child. “As Coach Sandusky was retired from our coaching staff at the time, I referred the matter to university administrators,” Paterno said in the statement.
So no, he DIDN’T report it immediately. He ran home to daddy and reported an “inappropriate act” the next morning. If he indeed witness what it has been reported he did, any person of the slightest moral fortitude would be able to figure out you also notify the authorities. Not only this, but McQueary’s father ALSO knew by this time (same day it was witnessed) what had happened and did NOTHING. You start to see where the younger McQueary gets his moral compass from.
Well, I still think paterno did the right thing. I mean, if someone comes up to you and says I saw a guy who is screwn a 10 year old who happens to be a coach of your……do you believe him? I dont know. Do you call the cops? well. I also saw pigs fly last week. Maybe call the air force. The people that dropped the ball were the ad and his boss. This guy, he should have called the cops instead of watching this kid get it up the rear. I know I would.
Tip of the iceberg………….he does not have to work, he gets paid for not working, he gets protection from the police that we all pay for……….you know, things don’t sound that bad for the guy…not nearly as bad as it should.
What is it now, one arrested, 3 fired and one on paid leave in protective custody?……………that is five, and there were 8 victims so far, and who knows how many more will come forward–after all Sandusky had free unfettered reign to do what he wanted when he wanted to who he wanted where he wanted…mums was the word…still seems a bit light on the bad guys side…..fire everyone, take away their benefits (the school could use the money to pay off the law suits that are coming) and stop this football program in its tracks…….the riot over coach Paterno should cost the grown students as well as the coach.
Penn State needs to adjust its priorities….they should ask themselves “what is the price that should be paid for the loss of each student at Penn State’s innocence, of each students soul”….how many football games and trophies would it take for each student at Penn State to trade their innocence and their souls at, say the age of 8 or 10?……….
the students should put themselves in that shower, hands on the wall, enduring the horror and ask themselves who is innocent in this……….
making the victims into the bad guys and the bad guys into the victims…………what kind of code of honor do they have at Penn State?
i think everyone involved wishes mcqueary did more at the time when he witnessed the incident in the showers.
but i can think of one reason he didn’t. mcqueary was a player in 1998 when sandusky was a coach on the team and was investigated by the police for the same thing and the police and prosecutors didn’t do anything.
perhaps that is why he didn’t tell anyone until the next day. also maybe he thought police or authorities would take his report of the incident more seriously if it came from paterno.
Seen on a bumpersticker:
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
Wow so McQuery first says he is in protective custody and drinking 2 drinks at once and now we find out that he really wasn’t doing either.
Seems like he has a hard time telling the truth
Mike,
I’m writing this hoping you are reading this (since your phone number is now deactivated) as we were friends until I found out you did this. Just think Cottingham Stadium if you’re wondering.
I’m a big guy and you’re bigger than I am, but it doesn’t matter. Even my Grandmother would have ran across that bathroom and beaten Jerry Sandusky within an inch of his life; or past it.
What the heck were you thinking? A 10-year old boy. A child. You had to go home and talk to Big John first? Really dude?
You were 28 years old. You go across the room and crack Jerry’s head off the wall repeatedly and take that kid to the hospital in your car.
No jury in the world convicts you and if they do, we’ll pay for the best attorney money could buy.
How in the heck are you living with yourself?
I know you love to read about yourself. I hope you read this. You’re a coward. No job is worth that.
Has anyone watched the TV show “What Would You Do?” If you have you know that they set up scenarios where a person is in trouble or in need of assistance from a Good Samaritan. What do 90% of the people do when faced with a very difficult scenario or a potential conflict???????? They walk away and do NOTHING.
As I’ve already said in an earlier post, I’m not saying McQueary’s a hero but he did report it to his superior within 24 hours. Could he have done more….. Sure, in hindsight he could have been a superhero. But that’s not in 90% of us. Sandusky was his superior and maybe he was intimidated. Maybe he freaked out. Maybe he pissed his pants. Who the hell knows. But he blew the whistle on the event and at some level I’ll give him credit for that. The unacceptable failure started with Joe Pa who is the face of the school and chose to only report it to the AD with no follow up. That’s where the bulk of the anger should lie…. with Paterno and the AD.
Sure, I don’t understand how McQueary could continue coaching there all those years after the incident. He could have done more once he knew it was being swept under the rug. But he shouldn’t have had to be put in that situation. Joe Paterno and the AD put him in that situation by their failure to call law enforcement.
This sorry excuse for a MAN should be tagged a coward for the rest of his life… He has no excuse. He could have stopped this child molester, but he choose to run home and tell his daddy…. What a piece of horse dung…
Hope when they can his worthless butt, that he never gets another job anywhere…
@Halo81 and Mike Mc.
Dear Halo, I agree with your accessment of the situation.
Up against a big guy like Sandusky; I would not be much of threat. A little over 100 pounds and skinny, but Dear God if I had been the one to walk in on that Shower scene? Sandusky may have killed me; but I would have gladly died trying to Kick his sorry arse off that ten year old child. And I’d be screaming my head off so loudly it would raise the dead and any one near the building.
Protection of the innocent is the number one rule, I just hate to think of Mike walking in that shower room, seeing the RAPE in progress and he walks out, goes to his Father and then later to Joe Paterno.
Had Mike blown the whistle, kicked Sandusky’s arse to hell and back, this would have ended much sooner, and maybe Sandusky would not have raped others….
Prediction: Sandusky will have many dates in prison with broomsticks and mop handles; and probably will need colon removal…. Unless the Prison puts him in solitary confienment.
I just cannot believe that a Grown Arese Man, walked in saw a child being slammed over and over into that shower wall… And Mike walked away……
Nothing can change the fact that he walked that Mike did nothing to stop Sandusky, didn’t take the child away from Sandusky and get the Child to the ER…. Did nothing but run to his DAD, then to the Coach and AD….
This is a really sad thing. I hope the victims get the help they need and some monetary compensation due to the pain and suffering they endured by Sandusky…
The most bizarre thing to me is that people seem more angry at McQueary than Paterno? McQueary is in protective custody and they are throwing pep rallies for Paterno.
And then you wonder why he wouldn’t report it to police? He knew no one would believe him and the college would rally around Sandusky and Paterno.
Not far fetched based on the posts I am reading.
This guys dad apparently played for PS and is a very good friend of Paterno. When Qeery as I call him say the incident he called his dad and asked what to do. Christ the guy was 28 years old and had to talk to dad.
It was probably, gee dad I don’t want to get involved and lose my job, I’m planning on being the new Jo Pa someday. Prick!
Know they are saying he gets whislte blower treatment because he was a student. Ya, well he can forget coaching at PS again, the fans would riot. There actions alone say this guy did something very wrong by not getting involved.
Enjoy you life Pri___k!
ice90 says:Nov 12, 2011 10:37 AM
The most bizarre thing to me is that people seem more angry at McQueary than Paterno? McQueary is in protective custody and they are throwing pep rallies for Paterno.
And then you wonder why he wouldn’t report it to police? He knew no one would believe him and the college would rally around Sandusky and Paterno.
Not far fetched based on the posts I am reading.
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@Ice90: I fully believe that JoePa got what he deserved by being fired, so did the other’s who got fired.
And I don’t dislike Mike McQuearey; I was just stunned when the Brief of the Grand Jury investigation came out and saw how Mike handled seeing Sandusky raping the young boy….
I think most people are shocked that Mike left and didn’t confront Sandusky.
I feel sorry for the young boy (Mike saw Sandusky raping) and I feel sorry for all boys Sandusky raped.
I also believe that people should not take out their anger on Mike, or other’s with violence, because they are angry that Mike didn’t confront Sandusky and get the boy away from him.
Mike could have been in SHOCK by what he saw, not wanting to believe what his eyes were telling his brain was happening…… I am just sad that Mike couldn’t for what ever the reason, get the boy away from Sandusky.
Be careful citing the Patriot News. TMZ would be equally reliable, if not slightly more integral.
Well then, how does mcqueary justify allowing Sandusky to attend a PS closed practice in 2008 with another child? OR PLAYING GOLF WITH HIM DURING A SECOND MILE CHARITY EVENT!?!?!? Mike should do the honorable thing, and kill himself after testifying.
Btw, Sandusky will be kept in solitary. They never allow child rapists into the general population. JoePa will spend the rest of his life shunned, unimportant and in court, fighting what is sure to be the BILLION dollar civil claims.
McQueary added that he was, “Double-fisting it,” meaning he was having two drinks at once.
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Yeah, Mike, that’s the answer: alcohol. You’re as much a moron as the rest of them. You’re as culpable in this mess as anyone, maybe even more so. You did nothing but “report it to a higher level”? You’re a gutless coward, and no amount of alcohol can change that.
I like “michiganfan1″s post. FIVE things you COULD have done, and you chose f) NONE OF THE ABOVE. You’ll get exactly what you deserve.