Paterno Page #11

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hope that they can aid,

in some small way,

in the healing process.

Penn State and Nebraska.

From University Park,

Dave Pasch will have the call.

And the Nebraska

and Penn State players,

currently sharing

the sentiments of many

around the nation,

gathering in prayer...

for the victims

of these aberrations

to show their solidarity

and support.

And obviously,

an emotional day

for many reasons.

A lot of Joe Paterno fans.

Paterno was to pass

Amos Alonzo Stagg today

for most games coached

in Division I.

Commentator:

It's been a week nobody

could've imagined here, Dave,

at the state college,

the reach and scope

of all that has happened...

( broadcast fading out )

( chanting )

Penn State!

Penn State!

Penn State!

Penn State!

Announcer:
It's been

such an emotional week

for the Paterno family,

and this morning

Jay Paterno went by early

to see his parents,

Joe and Sue.

Fearful that he might

not be able to contain

the emotions,

he wrote a letter,

but he asked that his parents

not read that letter

while he was there

at the house.

"Wait to read it later,

after I leave, Dad"

is what he told Joe.

A letter to be read, basically

giving him the message

of what he means to him,

what this day means to him.

Martinez keeping,

and then pitching it

the last second,

and Burkehead is in--

touchdown, Nebraska!

And Nebraska has opened up

a 17-0 lead.

( crowd cheering )

We hear in the background

chants from the student section

for JoePa...

Female commentator:

The Paternos must be

a letter-writing family.

Matt McGloin told me

that Joe Paterno

sent a letter to the players,

a short note,

and in that letter it said

that he was heartbroken,

sorry he couldn't be with them,

but he wanted them to focus

on this game and not on him.

Dave?

Pasch:

And McGloin fumbled the ball!

( crowd roaring )

( broadcast continues,

indistinct )

...touchdown!

Two scores in five minutes

and Penn State is back within

three, with the football.

...there's always Joe Paterno

on what to do here,

whether to go

on fourth-and-one.

Penn State down three.

If McGloin gets the play off,

this'll be the final play.

McGloin running around...

( crowd roars )

...and it's incomplete.

Nebraska wins!

( chatter )

- Roll for me, Charlie.

- Right.

Oh!

The D came out in nickel,

stacked the strong side.

The O-line got no push.

What is that?

Hey, Dad?

Listen, I talked

to Merrick.

The Big Ten wants to...

...change the name

on the trophy.

Scott:

What?

The Stagg-Paterno Trophy?

What the hell

they gonna call it?

Jay:

I don't know.

I think we call Jim Delany

and-- and talk him down.

- It's a panic move.

- No, no--

- Dan McGinn should call.

- Yeah, you're right.

They're not gonna

announce till Monday.

If we get to Delany today,

then it'll be fine.

- Stop.

- No, this is not where we stop.

This is where we fight.

This is where it starts.

- We're in the fight

of our lives for this...

- Stop.

Stop!!!

No more. No more...

( wheezing )

( MRI machine vibrating )

Sue ( voice echoing ):

He went in the pool

with the kids at bowl games.

Paterno:

Our kids?

Sue:

You couldn't have known.

Otherwise you wouldn't have

let them go in the pool.

Paterno:

I was working.

I wasn't focused

on the goddamn pool.

Sue:
Joe!

Joe, get in the pool.

Go play with Jay!

Dad, come get in the pool.

Come here, Dad.

Joe, get in the pool!

Go play with Jay.

Jay:

Dad. Come here, Dad.

- ( kids laughing )

- Sue:
Joe!

- Jay:
Come here, Dad!

- Sue:
Joe!

( kids laughing )

Aah! Oh my-- Aah--

Paterno:

Aah!

( gasping )

Man:

It's a small-cell carcinoma

in the left lung,

and it looks like

it's metastasized, which--

It's not what we want to see.

And we're gonna go at it

with all we've got.

That means chemotherapy,

and then, of course,

with radiation.

But given the bronchitis

you've got now,

your broken pelvis,

and your age...

( voice fading out )

( men arguing )

- Just leave me alone.

- Get the f*** out of here!

- This is wrong.

- You're wrong, pal.

Everybody's got

an opinion.

What makes

yours special, huh?

Get out of here.

Man:

Get the f*** out of here.

( phone ringing )

( ringing )

Sara Ganim.

Hello?

Man:
Hi.

H-Hi. Who-- who is this?

Um, do I have to say right now?

Uh, n-n-no?

Whatever's comfortable.

Um, m-my lawyer said

I should call you. I--

I grew up in State College.

Okay.

Jerry Sandusky...

Yeah. Um...

there are a lot

of people who have--

have gone through this.

I'm sure you know that.

Yeah. ( clears throat )

Um, have you--

have you talked

to anyone about this?

Well, the lawyer and...

I talked to Joe.

Joe... J-Joe Paterno?

We-- We didn't really

talk about it.

He said that Jerry's,

um, a good man,

and I shouldn't talk that way

about a good man.

That was pretty much it.

Okay.

And, um, do you, uh--

Do you remember

when exactly it was

that this--

that this all took place?

Yeah. It was in summer.

In 1976.

Uh--

Uh, I'm sorry.

You said...1976?

( music playing )

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