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THE SANDUSKY CASE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Jerry Sandusky's attorney has asked a Centre County judge to postpone the start of the former coach's criminal trial, which was tentatively set to begin May 14. Attorney Joe Amendola has asked Judge John Cleland for two addi- tional months to prepare Sandusky's defense on charges that he sexually abused 10 boys over a 15-year period. Amendola said he would like more time to contact wit- nesses, review documents and line up expert witnesses for trial. If the delay is granted, the trial would likely begin in July. • Penn State received a subpoena Feb. 2 from federal authorities wishing to conduct a separate investigation into the university as a result of the allegations against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who is facing 52 crimi- nal charges. University spokeswoman Lisa Powers said the Harrisburg-based federal investigators have requested payment records from university trustees to the school, along with specific employee requirements regarding the reporting of miscon- duct. Powers told The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News that prosecutors are looking for "certain information" dating back to 1998 about Sandusky, the university and three university administrators: former president Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley and vice presi- dent Gary Schultz. The Second Mile, Sandusky's charity organiza- tion, is also listed on the subpoena. • Schultz and Curley have asked the Court of Common Pleas to throw out the charges they are facing in the wake of the Sandusky case. The two administrators are facing charges of failure to report abuse and felony perjury stemming from an alleged 2002 incident involving Sandusky and a young boy that then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary said he witnessed in the Lasch Building. Schultz, who retired as a vice president after the charges in early November, argued that the state- ments he gave the grand jury inves- tigators can't be corroborated by the testimony McQueary gave dur- ing a preliminary hearing in December. He added that the original allega- tions McQueary passed along to him and Curley seemed "not that serious" and that it was not clear that a crime had occurred. His attorney said those opinions cannot be proven false. Curley, who remains on paid administrative leave, argued there isn't enough evidence to uphold the perjury charge without the testimo- ny of Joe Paterno, who died in late January. "Without the availability of Mr. Paterno, the prosecution's prima facie proof as to perjury charged against Mr. Curley fails as no other facts or witnesses were presented at the preliminary hearing to establish corroboration as required by law," read the petition that was filed in Dauphin County by Curley's attor- ney, Caroline Roberto. • Penn State is involved in a legal battle with its liability insurer. The Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co., based in Blue Bell, has told Penn State offi- cials it will not pay for the costs arising from a civil lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was molested by Sandusky. The unidentified man is also suing The Second Mile. In turn, the university filed a suit on Feb. 15 in the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County claiming that after buying PMA insurance for 50 years, "the PMA failed and refused to provide coverage for which PSU bargained and paid." The university is seeking damages of more than $50,000, with the amount to be determined at trial. University president Rodney Erickson continues to say that no money from tuition or state funding will go toward the costs of lawsuits related to the Sandusky scandal. W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M QUOTES BLOGS TWEETS What an awesome [football] staff and what an awesome thing that's going on there right now! Excited to see what the new changes bring! A.Q. SHIPLEY T H E W E E K I N . . . In just one season as the head coach, Pat Chambers has already made tangible progress in turning the program around and putting them on the path to being a successful program. He's gotten a commitment from a player in Brandon Austin who is arguably the most prized ever recruit in Penn State basketball history. He's turned a pretty poor product into a mediocre team that's actually been somewhat competitive throughout the season. ZACH BERGER ONWARD STATE OPINIONS It's the terror of a defense with fangs. Not one that sits back in an umbrella and sponges the opponent to death but a defense that takes risks for big rewards. That blitzes from all angles, crumples quarterbacks and instills fear. That's what you've said you want. Well, Ted Roof looks like your kind of guy. The style of Penn State's new defensive coordinator is about aggression. He promises to order schemes you've not often seen under the reactive regime of Joe Paterno. DAVID JONES THE PATRIOT-NEWS Our R&B Performance of the Year (R&B in this case stands for Riding and Bruises) goes to Frank Molinaro. The Nittany Lions' senior 149-pounder has been downright nasty from the top position, and some in Congress are call- ing for a warning label to be put on his singlet, as the sheer brutality may not be suitable for some. JEFF BYERS STATECOLLEGE.COM When she was an assistant coach at Notre Dame, [Coquese] Washington had the reputation of being a good recruiter, but many Penn State fans wondered, "Can she coach?" Washington began to answer those questions in earnest last season. The Lady Lions (25-10) placed second in the Big Ten regular season and the conference tourna- ment and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, proving Washington was onto something. And while this season is far from over, it has gone a long way to showing she, her coaching staff and her players are no fluke. WALT MOODY CENTRE DAILY TIMES They kicked our butts. That's what happened. JIM FOSTER, OHIO STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH, AFTER THE BUCKEYES' 84-66 LOSS TO PENN STATE M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 1 2 7

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