ESPN’s upcoming documentary about former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky looks incredible.
The network recently released a preview for the E60 “The Paterno Legacy,” and it looks like it’s going to be a must-watch for college football fans. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Fire it up below. It’s a shot of adrenaline straight to the soul.
In what seemed like an instant, Penn State football icon Joe Paterno went from revered patriarch to reviled pariah. Now, ten years after the Penn State sex abuse scandal, E60 looks at The Paterno Legacy. pic.twitter.com/VleWpbtoje
— E60 (@E60) April 3, 2022
Joe Paterno’s downfall at Penn State will go down as one of the darkest moments in the history of college football.
Former assistant Jerry Sandusky was arrested and convicted on charges of sexually abusing young boys, and Penn State was never the same.
🏈 @E60 looks at ‘The Paterno Legacy’
April 18 | 8p ET | ESPN, @ESPNPlus https://t.co/fz75gTPTtC
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) April 3, 2022
Paterno lost his job because of the scandal, students went wild when news came down the pipeline and Sandusky is still behind bars, which is exactly where he belongs.
It was unlike anything the world of college football had seen before, and it’s unlikely that we’ll ever see anything of that magnitude again.
We’re talking about one of the most prestigious programs in the history of the sport getting engulfed by one of the worst sexual assault abuse cases the public has ever seen.
Paterno was believed to be untouchable, but PSU ended up making the call to get rid of him because of Sandusky’s actions and the aftermath. Now, ESPN is bringing viewers a documentary about the entire situation.
There’s no shot I miss it. For those of you interested, you can catch it April 18 at 8:00 EST on ESPN.