More than 200 former Pennsylvania State University football players sent a letter to the board of trustees and President Eric Barron on Tuesday asking that the large bronze statue of their beloved coach, Joe Paterno, be returned to campus. “We have been told during the last four-plus years that the board and administration are waiting for the appropriate time to repair the damage they created,” said Brian Masella, former tight end and punter for the Nittany Lions and a 1975 alumnus. “Now is the appropriate time. Enough is enough!” The university removed the statue from outside Beaver Stadium in 2012 after former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of child sexual abuse and a university-commissioned investigative report accused former leaders of Penn State, including Paterno, of covering up the abuse. Supporters of the Paterno family, including some trustees, have urged the university to honor Paterno, who died of lung cancer in 2012 and was never charged.

July 5, 2016 ・ From Philly.com