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A group of Penn State trustees is beginning to make a push to bring back the legacy of former head coach Joe Paterno in a controversial way.
According to Spotlight PA, the group is attempting to gain enough support to have the football field at Beaver Stadium in State College named after Paterno.
Penn State trustees and high-ranking university representatives met privately twice in January, according to the report.
From the report:
The trustees met for hours on Jan. 16 for a “briefing” on the matter — a gathering not previously disclosed to the public — and again Jan. 29 in “executive session,” according to the sources. The meetings were held behind closed doors to avoid public discussions on the topic, the sources said.
A handful of Paterno loyalists have remained among the Penn State ranks since the fallout of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, which forced the Nittany Lions to vacate 111 of Paterno’s wins.
Paterno’s statue was also removed from outside of Beaver Stadium in 2011.
The wins were eventually restored, and Paterno holds the record for most wins in NCAA football history with 409.
And while his statue will not return to Beaver Stadium, he has some support to bring his name back to the program. However, it seems highly unlikely considering how much Penn State has done to remove itself from the negative light the Sandusky scandal brought to the program.
