It will get worse before it gets better, but that’s the only thing that is universal in scandals this bad.
The news that rocked college football continues to spiral from surprising to surreal to sickening, and the Penn State football program that boasted “Success with honor” is looking for solace to heal. That will start today.
Today, Penn State will play a home football game, what would be a normal and glorious fall occurrence that makes Happy Valley the third biggest city in Pennsylvania and seems to give breath and belief to the town’s residents.
Today, though, will be surreal for a multitude of reasons that start with the simple truth that this will be the first PSU game since the LBJ administration — some 548 football games — that someone other than Joe Paterno will be the head coach of the Lions.
Today, the talk will be as much about who is not there — Paterno and assistant coach Mike McQueary, who was placed on administrative leave Friday for his role in what is showing the signs of a growing cover-up — and the support for those who kept silent as the innocent screamed.