The sparks were flying last night as we tackled the incendiary issue of Joe Paterno and the Penn State football on our weekly 'Live From the Newsroom' show.
I was joined by lead sports columnist Jack McCaffery, lead news columnist Gil Spencer, and we were lucky to be joined by U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan, R-7.
And once again we were able to break news on the show with Meehan, who had just the day before asked the Education Department to look into whether the situation at Penn State would qualify as a violation of the Clery Act.
The Clery Act is a federal law mandating schools that get federal aid keep records on campus crime and mandates reporting of all such incidents.
Meehan started the show with word that in fact the Education Department was opening an investigation of the situation.
You can see a copy of the letter sent to Penn State here.
To watch a replay of the show, CLICK HERE.
Gil and Jack get paid for their opinions, and they didn't hold back. Jack made clear his feelings about Paterno's statement earlier in the day that he would resign - but at the end of the year.
Jack ripped the legendary coach for this gambit - saying he should have stepped down 'the day before.'
You can read Jack's column here.
The panel split evenly on whether Paterno should - and would - be the coach on Saturday.
A couple hours later, that became a moot point. Paterno and school President Graham Spanier were shown the door - effective immediately.
It's a sad end to a horrible story.
I"m still conflicted. But it does not change my opinion that Paterno should not have been allowed to coach another game for Penn State.
With a federal investigation now in place by the Education Department, this story is not going away any time soon.
The same can't be said for Joe Paterno.
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