Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno, sometimes referred to as "JoePa", was an American college football player, and later athletic director and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. With 409 victories, Paterno was the most successful coach in NCAA FBS history. His career ended with his dismissal from the team in November, 2011 as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 December 1924
CountryUnited States of America
They took it. Nobody pouted. The captains got them together and all's well that ends well.
You're talking apples and oranges now. Cincinnati came up and beat us in '83. Cincinnati should have beaten Ohio State the year they won the national championship (2002).
I had a little (problem) with the university toward the end of last year and they were concerned about what was going to happen. I said, 'Look, everybody relax. If I can keep my staff together, we will surprise a lot of people. Everybody just relax.' Thank goodness I had enough clout that I could get them to relax.
I thought we showed some greatness last night.
I kept him out of the lineup because I felt he had to understand. I just felt, you've got to grow up.
I told him we're too old for this. It's almost past my bedtime.
It was a great football game. I'm glad we won, but we're very humbled. One play here, one play there and it could have turned out different.
They're unusual kids, ... They have an awful lot of poise. They are not hotshots. They like to play. They know their place. They have a little deference to the upperclassmen - in a nice way. They're just really good kids.
The coaches thought he ought to have another shot, so I gave him another shot.
I feel for Paul. He's one of those kids that's never been hurt. He's not only a great player, but he's a great person.
Austin needed a game like that. He had lacked a little confidence ... we gotta get Scott in the game.
A couple of passes we thought we could develop downfield and we didn't get a chance to, because Mike had to run for his life a couple times.
(The team doctors) think he's got some ligament problems, but they are going to wait and do an MRI on him as soon as they can and find out just how serious it may be. It's a tough break for him.
I thought the defense was absolutely superb, ... There was a lot of pressure. One mistake and it's the entire ballgame.