( CNN ) -- Penn State quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno says he has resigned from the university 's embattled football program after meeting with the school 's new coach . Jay Paterno 's resignation comes two months after his father , legendary head coach Joe Paterno , was fired over the sexual abuse scandal that erupted in November . Penn State named New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien to replace the elder Paterno last week . `` After talking with Coach Bill O'Brien , we have reached the conclusion that I will not be a part of the Penn State football staff moving forward , '' Jay Paterno said in a written statement . `` I will spend the next few weeks consulting with my wife and family to weigh various future options both inside and outside of football . '' Penn State has been rocked by accusations that former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused young boys over a 14-year period -- and that school officials failed to take complaints about Sandusky to police . University trustees fired the elder Paterno and school President Graham Spanier after a grand jury report on the case in November . In his statement , Jay Paterno thanked Penn State students and fans for their support `` over the past seventeen seasons and in particular the past two months . '' `` Through the tumult of the past several weeks , it has been your stalwart support combined with life lessons learned from Joe Paterno that has and continue to sustain us , '' he said . In November , the younger Paterno said that while his world turned `` upside down '' when the scandal erupted , `` We 've got to make sure we keep focus on the victims of this whole tragedy . '' The scandal unraveled after a grand jury report accused Sandusky of more than 50 counts of sexually abusing boys . Sandusky has pleaded not guilty to the charges . A Penn State graduate assistant , Mike McQueary , told the grand jury that he had seen Sandusky raping a boy in a Penn State locker room in 2002 and that he had gone to Paterno with what he saw . Paterno said he 'd never been told the graphic details revealed in a grand jury report , but that he nevertheless passed the allegations on to his boss . After first saying he had done `` what I was supposed to do , '' the elder Paterno said that `` with the benefit of hindsight , I wish I had done more . '' He was fired November 9 . It was years before law enforcement learned about the allegation . Then-Athletic Director Tim Curley and Gary Schultz , a university vice president who oversaw campus police , now face charges of perjury and failing to report child sexual abuse .
Jay Paterno resigns after meeting with new coach Bill O'Brien . `` I will not be a part of the Penn State football staff moving forward , '' he says . His father , the legendary `` JoePa , '' was fired amid sex abuse scandal in November .