The Penn State scandal is jarring, to be sure, and the allegations against Jerry Sandusky sound worse each time they are heard or read around the internet. As more and more information comes out about the situation, columnists have also been digging into the archives to find alternate angles ... including one that nearly altered the longtime assistant’s career path.
Jerry Sandusky Nearly Became Maryland’s Football Coach
The Baltimore Sun posted a story on Tuesday afternoon looking back at the Maryland Terrapins’ courting of Sandusky.
“I put forward a plan a few years ago for Maryland,” he told Paul McMullen of The Baltimore Sun. “Andy Geiger [then the athletic director] called to see if I would interview for the job. I debated and debated, and even though I had put together that plan, I didn’t follow through. Being a head coach is something I’d like to do. I’ve been at that stage for a long time. I look at Maryland as a great opportunity, and I would be interested.”
It has to be chilling to know that the Sandusky situation could have happened elsewhere, as the Sun’s Matt Vensel points out in his story. The story also shows just how respected Sandusky was, making the current situation even more odd.
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