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The Paterno-family report should be read and considered, but also taken for what it is: a document with an agenda. And the agenda was to clear Joe Paterno's name.

Penn State created a new class of misconduct during its handling of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The NCAA responded to its deceit, inaction and arrogance with a new class of punishment.

Joe Paterno, who for so many decades represented all that was good and honorable in college athletics, lied. It's that simple and heartbreaking.

Just 18 months ago, at the annual Big Ten Football Kickoff in Chicago, I half-seriously asked Joe Paterno if he kept a bucket list. He was 83 at the time and his voice was often faint, to the point where you had to lean in close to hear his response....

Joe Paterno achieved so much, coached so well, contributed so often. His life was a series of a thousand different, amazing accomplishments -- and a handful, if that, of fatal flaws that fogged his judgment when he needed it most.

What becomes so obvious while reading Sally Jenkins' extraordinary interview piece with Joe Paterno is that Paterno still doesn't fully comprehend his role in a scandal that still divides a university, that still creates more questions than answers. ...

Joe Paterno finally broke his silence on his role in the Penn State scandal -- but his version of events does little to restore his legacy.

It has been a season of controversy, of expansion, of scandal, of new conference championships, of hellos and of goodbyes. Yet, here we are, still wanting more.

Twenty years ago, in a campus presentation almost comical in its modesty, the most famous and powerful man at Penn State solemnly recited a Greek oath and became an honorary member of Eta Sigma Phi, an honors society devoted to the study of the Greek...

A student of the classics, Joe Paterno surely recognizes the tragedy playing out at Penn State. His fall from grace has raised questions about the iconic coach.

It's the age-old question with Joe Paterno. But what critics don't get is that the Penn State coach wins not despite his age but partly because of it.

Brett Favre was anything but a stat machine in Week 1 versus Cleveland, but he did just enough to prove his value.

Pete Carroll says it stinks. JoePa doesn't get it. So why are we stuck dreading another potential BCS mess?

Penn State is 7-0, but does that mean Joe Paterno is guaranteed to coach beyond '08? No. But he should be.

It's easy to fall prey to college football misconceptions. Here are three: The BCS, the intelligence of Heisman voters and Nebraska.

While many of his colleagues and friends are retiring, Penn State's Joe Paterno still has work to do.