Mcqueary why not fired

According to the grand jury report, McQueary "reported what he had seen" to Paterno the next day, and Paterno then spoke to Curley. McQueary was also called to a separate meeting with Curley and Schultz.

Schultz, in turn, notified university president Graham Spanier. Curley and Schultz - as well as Paterno - testified they were told that Sandusky behaved inappropriately in that incident, but not to the extent of McQueary's graphic account to the grand jury. Sandusky was arrested and charged last Saturday.

His lawyer maintains his client is innocent. He was the starting quarterback of the team that finished McQueary joined the staff as a graduate assistant in - the season after Sandusky retired - and moved on to become receivers coach and recruiting coordinator in McQueary has relayed the offensive play calls from the press box on the field. Regardless of what university administrators do, the outcome of the search for a new coach could affect McQueary's future at Penn State.

In college football, when a coach is hired from outside a university, he frequently brings along his own set of assistants who replace the current group. You make MPR News possible. Individual donations are behind the clarity in coverage from our reporters across the state, stories that connect us, and conversations that provide perspectives. Help ensure MPR remains a resource that brings Minnesotans together. Additional charges were added last year against Curley and Schultz, and Spanier was also charged in the alleged cover-up of Sandusky complaints.

All three dispute the allegations. Spanier, forced out as president shortly after he issued a news release in support of Curley and Schultz, remains a tenured faculty member and is on paid leave. Curley has been on leave to complete the last year of his contract as athletic director. Schultz has retired.

Facebook Twitter Email. If McQueary is indeed a whistleblower in the legal sense, Penn State would be forbidden from doing the following:. Skip to content. Local Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood. New Jersey 6 hours ago. Philadelphia 2 hours ago. Back to Article.