By Ryan Hockensmith

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Joe Paterno stands alone at a microphone in the dimly lit building that should one day bear his name. It's the night before Penn State's season opener, and the 30,000 fans in Beaver Stadium are on their feet. Paterno's proclamation of a new era of Nittany Lions football has them cheering louder than they should after the brutal five-year stretch they've just endured. Of course, you'd expect the man who's coached for the school since 1950, with two national titles and five undefeated seasons, t ...

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