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Jerry Sandusky Scandal Analysis

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Penn State football was once the pride of Pennsylvania. The Sandusky scandal changed all of that forever. The University had to learn many lessons. According to Layden, T. (2014), one of the biggest issues that caused the scandal to strive was the fact that those in charge probably felt the football program was too big to fail. In other words, they felt the success of the program was so important to the University and its fans that the scandal needed to be kept on a low profile. Those decisions harmed the University and more importantly changed the lives of several young boys forever. Jerry Sandusky is in prison now, and head coach Joe Paterno died a few months after he was fired from his coaching position. The football program

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