Joe Paterno

When people talk about good college football coaches, they talk about how many wins they have, how well they can run their offense and defense, etc. Of course, it is their job to make a good football team, but I don't think that should be their only thing to worry about. College football players are college students who are playing football for school, not the other way around.

Everyone knows that Penn State coach, Joe Paterno, is the winningest coach in college football I-A history.(it's called something else by the way) People wonder when he will retire. He always says that he doesn't know to the question. I think he likes to coach and he wants to keep coaching. What I like about him the most is that he not only coaches football but he teaches life to the students. He always puts school first before football. That is why he does not leave for away games until the students get out of classroom on Friday unless they have to go early. It's been 'classroom first, then football.' He sees this coaching job as an opportunity to reach out to those students and teach them what kinda person they will be. He helps them grow and become a person who can do the same to the others. He turned down the New England Patriots job for this reason and he donated lots of money to the school. He does not get paid millions of dallors like some other football coaches down south. But he keeps coaching because he likes it.

He's built a great football program. But he also is a great person that loves to reach out to the others. He cares about his students. And he likes to help them out any way he can. When he is gone, we will find out what we miss. I really hope that he will keep coaching as long as he likes to.

We Are.......Penn State!!