Riot breaks out after Paterno fired at Penn State
Penn State students pour into the streets of downtown State College, Pa., on Wednesday night after the university’s Board of Trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and the school’s president, Graham Spanier. (Nabil K. Mark / Centre Daily Times)
A news van was toppled by protesters. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)
Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, greet supporters at their home in State College, Pa., on Nov. 9, 2011, the night the university’s Board of Trustees announced he was ousted as Penn State’s football coach. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)
Police wear riot gear as crowds build on the streets. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)
The streets of State College, Pa., fill with students and members of the community Wednesday night after the Penn State Board of Trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
Penn State students, one holding a cutout of Joe Paterno, rally in defense of the ousted coach near the campus in State College, Pa. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)
Penn State football coach
Students rally in support of
Penn State football Coach
Penn State head coach
Joe Paterno walks off the field after warmups before Penn State’s game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. (Jim Prisching / Associated Press)
Penn State Assistant Athletic Director
Pennsylvania Atty. Gen. Linda Kelly hold a news conference Monday in
Former Penn State Vice President
Former Penn State Athletic Director
Former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald “Jerry” Sandusky, center, is placed in a police car in Bellefonte, Pa., to be taken to the office of a
Former Penn State football defensive coordinator
Penn State defensive coordinator