Jay Paterno
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Paterno: Legislation Is Needed Now for College Sports Reform and Stability
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College sports are a mess. This is the age of uncertainty and instability happening against a backdrop of a financial crisis that no school can outrun forever. Many long for […]
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Paterno: These Core Issues Must Be Resolved for the Long-Term Stability of College Football
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In 2026, college football and college sports face a most uncertain future. Athletic departments are having financial difficulties, and even the largest schools are not immune. Nationally it is common […]
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Wayne Sebastianelli Made an Enduring Impact on the Lives of Many
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It is part of our humanity that our lives intersect with other people’s lives. It’s unavoidable. And then there are those who move across life’s sky to become like a […]
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A New Era With New Questions: What Will Be?
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Blue-White Weekend is a step to understanding what we will be at Penn State. No one can say exactly what this fall will bring, but there are a couple of certainties about what we will be.
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Paterno: Dangerous Times for the First Right of the First Amendment
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It’s been said that in polite society it is unwise to talk politics or religion… We’re about to test that theory. In the forests of “Penn’s Woods” springs enter streams […]
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Paterno: Penn State Women’s Hockey Shows the Power of Ensuring Opportunities in College Sports
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Years ago, while I was coaching at Penn State, our head coach came into a staff meeting to remind us to control recruiting travel expenses. “Remember that other athletes, men […]
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Paterno: Selling War Like a Brand Is Disrespectful to Those Truly in Harm’s Way
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Each day in America as late morning approaches, families of service members stationed in the Middle East probably grow nervous as nightfall nears seven time zones away. On military bases […]
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Paterno: A Reminder of How Much Our History Matters
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“At a time when there are those who seek to ban books, bury history…..while darkness and denialism can hide much, they erase nothing.” –President Joe Biden at an event recognizing […]
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Paterno: Memories and Pride of Pa.-Made Woolrich Coats Endure
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On the Monday before the Penn State outdoor hockey game, I was going through our basement cedar closet, looking for the best extreme cold weather coat. That is where I […]
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Paterno: In Minnesota, We Are Seeing the Worst and Best of America
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“I just got a text from our neighbor….There’s a parked unmarked SUV idling across the street with their lights off.” “Do you think they’re looking at us?” “I’ll go look […]