STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The widow of longtime Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno says an independent study of the scandal that led to his firing was "ill-considered and rash."
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh led an investigation into former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's molestation of young boys, and the manner in which university officials, including Paterno, responded when they learned of the long-running sexual abuse. Freeh concluded in a report released in July Paterno had failed to address the Sandusky matter aggressively and the university fired Paterno, who had developed the Nittany Lions into one of the nation's top programs during his 44-year tenure.