Joe Paterno died on Sunday morning. There is a chance, however, that you heard about it on Saturday night, when many news organizations reported that Paterno had died many hours before he actually did. The original report came from Onward State, Pennsylvania State University’s independent student news blog, which tweeted the erroneous information.

Well, Penn State University’s football program has experienced quite the fall from grace, hasn’t it? Really, the entire school is at a crossroads. A beloved football coach has been forced into early retirement. Penn State’s president, Graham Spanier, has been fired.

The sexual abuse allegations revealed at Penn State University over the past week are sickening. According to a grand jury report, some Penn State officials let an assistant coach molest and rape young boys for more than 10 years. Some of them were fired, and they should have been. They are probably headed to prison.

In the aftermath of the Penn State sexual abuse scandal, the school’s student body had the opportunity to react in a constructive manner. Unfortunately, what began as a show of support for Coach Joe Paterno devolved into a riot protesting the legendary coach’s firing.