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Paterno to retire; says, ‘I wish I had done more’

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StateCollege.com Staff


STATE COLLEGE – Penn State coach Joe Paterno, whose teams won two national championships and who became one of college football’s legends in his 46 years as coach, said he will retire at the end of the season. He has been criticized for not doing more to report allegations of child sex abuse by a former assistant coach.

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