He was not an advocate of NFL minor leagues, with no rules, and very little link to education - student athletes.
The fact that Coach Paterno graduated from a Jesuit high school and was a Literature major in college strikes a chord in me. My dad and his brothers were Jesuit educated and two of them ended up as English college professor / high school teacher. I did not graduate PSU but in my actual graduating yearbook I chose this line from Browning to be under my picture: “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, / Or what’s a heaven for?” It was years later when I discovered this was also Coach Paterno’s own favorite quote. That’s nice, I think.
Just for clarity this was CJFs 100th victory as PSU coach. He has 24 wins at Vandy.
Joe wanted players to be good students as well as good athletes. He understood the demands of trying to do both left little time for a part time job to earn a little spending money so they could go get a pizza or ice cream like other students. That's why he supported a small stipend.
Franklin took a victory lap after today's win. One of the things he boasted about was 12 wins for only the 4th time in PSU history. To be fair Joe had three 12 win seasons and all of them were UNDEFEATED teams.
