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File-This July 12, 2020, shows the statue of former Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium. Though the statue has been taken down, Penn State and the family of Paterno announced Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, they had resolved “the outstanding issues” that divided them, eight years after he was fired after Jerry Sandusky's child molestation arrest. The university and Paterno's widow, Sue Paterno, both issued statements that Penn State had agreed to pay “certain of the Paterno family's expenses” and wished to move forward. The amount was not disclosed. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Penn State settles ‘outstanding issues’ with Paterno family

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1999, file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, right, poses with his defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, during the college football team's media day in State College, Pa. Alumni-elected Penn State trustees who successfully fought for access to records about a university-commissioned report into how complaints about Sandusky were handled describe it as unreliable and misleading, adding fuel to a debate over the scandal that has roiled for more than seven years. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File)

Penn State trustees group challenges 2012 Sandusky report

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 5, 2005, file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno acknowledges the crowd during warm-ups before an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in State College, Pa. “Paterno” aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend’s fall, when the most essential question can never be answered. The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts April 7 and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe Paterno, the Penn State coach whose career ended in scandal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

‘Paterno’ movie a polarizing story with unanswered questions

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

In this Sept. 16, 2006 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno watches the college football game against Youngstown State in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, FIle)

Penn State coach Joe Paterno knew of earlier allegation against child rapist Sandusky: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Scaramucci criticized for citing Paterno quote about honor

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Paterno family drops lawsuit against NCAA over Freeh report

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

FILE – This file photo combination shows former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz, left, former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley, right, and former Penn State President Graham Spanier, center, in Harrisburg, Pa. Schultz, Curley and Spanier are scheduled to be sentenced for child endangerment Friday, June 2, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pa., for failing to report now-convicted sexual predator Jerry Sandusky to authorities in 2001. (AP Photos, File)

3 ex-Penn State officials sent to jail in Sandusky scandal

By Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, Jay Paterno, son of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, speaks during a memorial service for Joe Paterno in State College, Pa. Jay Paterno, son of the late Nittany Lions head coach, has been elected to Penn State's board of trustees, saying in a statement Friday, May 5, 2017, that he sees the post as a &quot;call to service.&quot; (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Joe Paterno’s son elected to Penn State’s board of trustees

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

Former Penn State president Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, March 23, 2017. The jury in Spanier's criminal trial is going home after hours of deliberations without reaching a verdict. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Ex-Penn State president convicted over child-sex scandal

By Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2012, file photo, former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley, center, exits District Court following his arraignment in Harrisburg, Pa. Curley pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor child endangerment charge on Monday, March 13, 2017, for his role in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case, more than five years after the scandal broke. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower, File)

2 Penn St. ex-administrators plead guilty for roles in Sandusky case

By Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of 2011 and 2013 photo shows, from left, former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz, former Penn State president Graham Spanier, and former Penn State director of athletics Tim Curley in Harrisburg, Pa. A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday, March 30, 2016, it won't reconsider a recent decision throwing out some of the most serious criminal charges against three former Penn State administrators related to their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. (AP Photo/Brad Bower, Matt Rourke)

Penn State ex-official denies coach lost job over Sandusky

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2012, file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Mike McQueary arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. McQueary's defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State over how it treated him for complaining about assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in a team shower is scheduled to go to trial Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, with opening statements in a courthouse near the university campus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Lawsuit against Penn State in Sandusky case going to trial

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 1973, file photo, Joe Paterno, head coach of the Penn State football team, clutches the Lambert Trophy in New York, after it was awarded to his team as emblematic of collegiate grid supremacy in the East. Legends tend to linger in college football even after they are gone. At Penn State, getting out from under Paterno's shadow is more complicated than the typical transition from a coaching giant. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)

Penn State’s plan to mark Joe Paterno debut sparks fury online

By Travis Johnson - Associated Press

In this Nov. 8, 2011, file photo, Scott Paterno, left, looks on as students greet his father Penn State football coach Joe Paterno as he arrives at his home in State College, Pa. Scott Paterno said in a tweet sent May 6, 2016, that an allegation made by insurers that a boy told the longtime Penn State football coach in 1976 that he had been molested by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is "bunk." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Joe Paterno’s son calls 1976 allegation about father ‘bunk’

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Paterno’s wife vows to clear ex-Penn State coach’s name

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