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After being rocked by a sex abuse scandal, Joe Paterno has made it official.
He’s leaving. And it’s not like he had much of a choice.
The Penn State football coach who has been around for half a century made the retirement announcement on Wednesday.
Paterno said he was “absolutely devastated” by the case, in which his one-time heir apparent, Jerry Sandusky, has been charged with molesting eight boys over 15 years, including at the Penn State football complex.
He said he hoped the team could finish its season with “dignity and determination.”
The trustees could still force him to leave immediately.
