This has probably already been discussed, but this letter to the editor in CDT I thought was something new on the Joe Paterno situation, and interesting.

http://www.centredaily.com/2012/01/27/3068579/build-up-not-break-down.html

Basically, it seems like it's a professor detailing how Joe's program helped out the academic side of Penn State, which, if you don't work there, could certainly provide an insider point of view on how the football program helped people