Allowing Tom Bradley or Any Member of Current Staff to Coach Is Shameful

The scandal at Penn State University regarding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and his reported role as a sexual predator towards young children is one of the most disgusting and dark stories to ever come out of the world of sports.

The details of Sandusky's alleged actions are grotesque and unthinkable, but he's not the only one to blame.

While it is true, and necessary, that Sandusky should bear the responsibility and pay the price for his actions, he is the first in a long list of names that should and will be held responsible.

The fallout is inevitable, and much of it has already happened.

Athletic director Tim Curley asked to be placed on administrative leave, vice president for business and finance Gary Schultz stepped down and the Penn State Board of Trustees fired president Graham Spanier and, of course, head coach Joe Paterno.

It was the Paterno firing that riled up PSU's campus and stirred students and fans alike into a riot, but there should be no logically thinking human being that looks at this situation and can't see why Paterno should shoulder some blame.

It makes sense. Paterno and the rest of the aforementioned men knew of Sandusky's alleged crimes, but chose to deal with it in-house.

Not only was Sandusky allowed to remain on campus and affiliated with the Penn State football program, but they essentially enabled him to remain an alleged sexual predator.

That alone is grounds for firing, if not worse.

There is one name that does not appear on the list of responsible parties, though, and that's current wide receivers coach Mike McQueary.

You may be wondering why this is a problem. Here is a report stemming from interim head coach Tom Bradley's press conference regarding the current staff, via Michael Hurley of NESN.com:

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Regarding the current staff, Bradley said that wide receivers coach Mike McQueary will indeed be on the sidelines Saturday against Nebraska.

"Yes, right now, Mike McQueary will be coaching on Saturday," Bradley said. "That'll be a game-time decision [whether he's on the sideline or in the press box]."

When asked if he believed it was important to have McQueary coaching on Saturday, Bradley said it was the decision of acting athletic director Mark Sherburne. Bradley was asked if there was any thought of removing McQueary from the staff, to which he replied, "Absolutely not."

McQueary was the graduate assistant named in the grand jury report who said he witnessed Sandusky raping a young boy in the showers at Penn State. The report says he told Joe Paterno, who passed the information along to his superiors.

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This is a baffling move from Penn State, especially considering it just got rid of the figurehead of its school, if not the state.

Why not get rid of the man who is equally—if not more—responsible for this information?

This is the man who supposedly witnessed the actions of Sandusky in person, which means he is essentially the root of the allegations—at least as far as Penn State is concerned.

Not only that, but there has been so much outrage about Paterno's moral responsibility in all of this, but doesn't McQueary have an even higher amount or responsibility to make sure something was done?

What kind of person can walk in on that situation and not be instantly moved to make sure that there is no way that it can ever happen under his watch again?

Not only that, but what kind of person can let that same man continue to be a part of his organization, in any facet?

These questions beg to be answered, but so does this one:

Why is Mike McQueary still part of this football staff?

Why is any member of Paterno's staff still around?

I hate to break it to you, but this is just the beginning.

More allegations will likely come out regarding Sandusky, and I highly doubt that these men were the only people who had information or knowledge of his terrible acts.

Penn State wanted to purge the system of anybody involved, so why is McQueary still part of the football team?

In fact, on that note, why is Bradley coaching the team?

It's truthfully a rather shameful decision.

Instead of cleaning up the situation, they are just dragging another name into the mess.

His decision to keep McQueary on staff will come back to haunt him, whether it was made by him or not.

Buckle up, this firestorm has only yet begun.