Video: Penn State Board of Trustees Fires Joe Paterno

The Penn State Board of Trustees announced on Wednesday night that they were firing Joe Paterno as head coach of Penn State’s football team. Paterno had coached at the school since 1950 and was the program’s head coach since 1966. He won 409 games, two national championships, and a record 24 bowl games, but none of that mattered amidst the frenzy and pressure that mounted over Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse scandal. Paterno did not do enough to stop alleged sexual abuser Jerry Sandusky, his former defensive coordinator. Here is a video of the press conference held by the Penn State Board of Trustees Wednesday night: