- Mike McQueary
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Mike McQueary 
Sport(s) Football Current position Title Wide receivers coach, recruiting coordinator Team Penn State Conference Big Ten Biographical details Born 1975 (age 35–36) Place of birth State College, Pennsylvania Playing career 1994–1997 Penn State Position(s) Quarterback Coaching career (HC unless noted) 2004–2011 Penn State (WR/RC) Mike McQueary (born 1975)[1] is an assistant football coach at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).[2] McQueary was a record setting former quarterback for Penn State. He led the team for two seasons, 1996 and 1997, and set several records that still stand. As recruiting coordinator, McQueary oversaw the recruitment of several high profile recruits including Justin King, Derrick Williams and Andrew Quarless. Mike McQueary returned to Penn State in 2000 following attempts to catch on in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders[3] and in NFL Europe with the Scottish Claymores.[4]
McQueary was identified as a key witness in the ongoing Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.[5] Grand jury testimony alleged McQueary reported to head coach Joe Paterno of witnessing Sandusky raping a 10 year old boy in a campus locker room; McQueary first told his father about the incident, then the next day informed Paterno, and then ten days later informed other university officials.[5][6] According to investigators, McQueary did what he was legally required to do, and was not implicated in any wrongdoing.[7] He was criticized for not intervening to protect the boy from Sandusky, as well as for not reporting the incident to police himself.[8][9] McQueary later said he made sure the observed assault stopped before leaving, and that he discussed the incident with police[10]; the police assert that McQueary did not report it.[11] Days prior, Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett, who as state attorney general opened the grand jury investigation, said that McQueary "met the minimum obligation in reporting it up, but did not in my opinion meet a moral obligation that all of us would have."[12] It has been speculated that he was still employed because he was protected by Pennsylvania's whistleblower law.[8]
On November 11, 2011, Penn State announced McQueary would not be serving as receivers coach in the final home game of the season due to threats against him,[13] and put him on indefinite paid administrative leave. Later that day, The Patriot-News reported that McQueary told his receivers in a conference call that he would no longer be their coach.[14]
References
- ^ Jordan, Pat (August 29, 2004). "The Lion in Late, Late Autumn". The New York Times Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/magazine/the-lion-in-late-late-autumn.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Bio: Mike McQueary". Pennsylvania State University. http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcqueary_mike00.html. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ Christopher Antonacci. "McQueary trades in blue and white for silver and black, signs deal with Raiders". The Daily Collegian (Penn State). http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1998/06/06-23-98tdc/06-23-98d03-002.asp.
- ^ Jordan Hyman. "Waive goodbye: McQueary placed on waivers in NFL Europe". The Daily Collegian (Penn State). http://146.186.194.36/archive/1999/03/03-31-99tdc/03-31-99dsports-8.asp.
- ^ a b Ganim, Sara (November 6, 2011). "Report: Former coach Jerry Sandusky used charity to molest kids". The Patriot-News. http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/report_former_coach_jerry_sand.html. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Anger of Penn State boy's mother" BBC News Accessed November 11, 2011.
- ^ Joe Paterno hires criminal defense lawyer J. Sedgwick Sellers. ABC News, 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b Staples, Andy. Penn State making progress, but two personnel moves still remain. Sports Illustrated, 2011-11-10.
- ^ Rana L. Cash, "Tom Bradley steps in with 'very mixed emotions' at Penn State", Sportingnews.com, 11 November 2011
- ^ Penn State's Mike McQueary says he told police of alleged rape LA Times. Accessed November 16, 2011.
- ^ GENARO C. ARMAS, MARK SCOLFORO and MARYCLAIRE DALE, "Police: Penn State asst. didn't tell us of abuse", Associated Press, 17 November 2011
- ^ Pennsylvania governor expects more Sandusky victims (Reuters, Nov 13, 2011)
- ^ PSU: McQueary Won't Coach Saturday Due to Threats (Associated Press, November 11, 2011)
- ^ Jones, David (November 11, 2011). "McQueary tells PSU wideouts he's out as coach and in "protective custody"". Harrisburg Patriot-News. http://blog.pennlive.com/davidjones/2011/11/mcqueary_tells_psu_wideouts_he.html. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
External links
- Penn State profile
- Grand Jury presentment against Sandusky naming a "graduate assistant" (presumably McQueary) as a witness, and calling "the graduate assistant's testimony to be extremely credible."
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