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In the wak of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, many wondered how it could have gone on as long as it did without something happening sooner than it did. Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno finally broke his silence on the situation and talked about what went on.

“I didn’t know exactly how to handle it,” Paterno told Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post. “I was afraid to do something that might jeopardize what the university procedure was,” Paterno added. “So I backed away and turned it over to some other people, people I thought would have a little more expertise than I did. It didn’t work out that way.”

Paterno was never charged with anything during the whole ordeal, but there is a running sentiment that he is somewhat responsible. Paterno was relieved of his duties as the head football coach at Penn State by the Board of Trustees in a somewhat cryptic way — something he and his wife both lamented in the interview.

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/1/14/2707991/joe-paterno-interview-washington-post