Years passed and the coach did n't utter one word about what he knew about Sandusky to the media LZ Granderson says Joe Paterno was a renowned coach who gave his life to Penn State . Ordinarily , he says , you would fly flags at half staff for such a man . Granderson : Paterno 's failure to speak out forcefully to stop child sex abuse scars his reputation . He is now the subject of an investigation by former FBI Director Louis Freeh into whether Sandusky abused children in Pennsylvania and other states.
LZ Granderson says Joe Paterno was a renowned coach who gave his life to Penn State . Ordinarily , he says , you would fly flags at half staff for such a man . Granderson : Paterno 's failure to speak out forcefully to stop child sex abuse scars his reputation . He is now the subject of an investigation by former FBI Director Louis Freeh into whether Sandusky abused children in Pennsylvania and other states.