USA TODAY COLUMN: …Last June, four of Franklin’s players were charged with raping an unconscious 21-year-old woman in a dormitory and a fifth player pleaded guilty to helping cover it up. All five were dismissed from the team. If and when there is a trial, it will be Franklin’s former players on trial. One of the players’ attorneys was quoted as saying he wants to subpoena Franklin.
Whatever happens in that case, by hiring Franklin, Penn State will have attached itself to it. If there’s a trial and Franklin’s a part of it, Penn State would be a part of it, too.
Are Penn State’s leaders still that tone deaf to the way the nation looks at its school, especially its football program? … (more)
One need look at the “I’m still angry….” article to see how USA complements the NCAA. Another guilt by association story. Perhaps the 5 players high school coaches should be implicated by USA Today.
Surely this wasn’t the first time the 5 players committed a crime.
Let us blacklist people and ruin their reputation; we can gather the facts later.