If 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.”