Years after the actions of Jerry Sandusky came to light, we see a shift in the immediate culture of Penn State football. One now starts to question, “Was the molding of men really the foremost main goal of Penn State Athletics?”
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While the full extent of the corruption inside Penn State Athletics might never be uncovered, it permanently destroyed credibility and the character of everyone involved. What does this say about the culture of Penn State football? On the outside we see young men under Joe Paterno, most of them enjoying much success. In 1998 Sandusky addmitted to showering with a young boy, now known as Victim 6. Sandusky even continued to receive support and resources from Penn State athletics after it was known that he had inappropriate contact with a minor. Jerry Sandusky himself was a defensive coordinator for 23 years on the Penn State football team. Later on Curley was charged with perjury. We know that Curley deliberately decided not to report complaints and accusations against Jerry Sandusky. Similarly, we see other members of the athletics department, namely athletic director Tim Curley. Regardless of whether or not he legally did his duty, we see Joe shying away from the principles of good character that he preaches to his players. I didn’t know he’d done all that stuff,” Paterno is reported as saying. Joe Paterno has often said that he was reluctant to report the information he had on Jerry Sandusky because had no idea. But how did the culture of football, specifically Penn State football play a role? There is no doubt that blame can be appropriately distributed to many individuals involved in the Sandusky Scandal.
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