Daily Archives: January 5, 2013

Jan 5 2013

Curley and Schultz Ask For Dismissal


In new briefs filed in Dauphin County court Friday, attorneys for two former Penn State administrators pressed for a hearing on their claims that Athletic Director-on-leave Tim Curley and retired senior vice president Gary Schultz were effectively denied legal counsel when they testified in 2011 before a grand jury investigating the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

The defendants’ have maintained they thought then-University Counsel Cynthia Baldwin was representing them.

Baldwin, however, has argued she represented the administrators only as agents of the university, and has become a likely star witness for the prosecution in its case that Curley and Schultz lied to the grand jury about what they knew of allegations against Sandusky and how they responded to them.

Curley and Schultz’s attorneys have asked for a full hearing before Judge Todd Hoover at which they can present expert testimony about the conflict.

If Hoover finds there was a conflict, the defense has argued, he should at minimum bar prosecutors from using Curley and Schultz’s grand jury testimony at trial, thereby effectively gutting the case against them.

Today’s brief addresses only the original perjury charges filed against Curley and Schultz.

Similar challenges are being waged against perjury counts filed against former Penn State president Graham Spanier, which have not reached the preliminary hearing stage yet.

Jan 5 2013

O’Brien States Reasons to Stay at Penn State


From the Centre Daily Times, State College

O’Brien sourced numerous reasons for wanting to stay at Penn State where he coached the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 record in his first season as a head coach.

“The group of players and the staff that I have there, obviously along with my family are the three biggest influences,” O’Brien said.

Penn State’s coveted quarterback recruit Christian Hackenberg shed light on his thought process during the last few days O’Brien’s coaching future was in question.

Hackenberg had faith all along.

“He’s a man of his word,” The Fork Union Military Academy star said. “He told us that earlier this month. I can’t be more proud of who I’m going to play for.”

He’s expected to compete with second-year player Steven Bench and incoming junior college transfer Tyler Ferguson for the starting quarterback spot.

Hackenberg has not yet signed a letter of intent but O’Brien mentioned the upcoming quarterback battle in his interview with Jones.

“I think the key position for us is quarterback and who emerges at quarterback,” O’Brien said. “That’s going to be the biggest position for us to get up to speed as fast as we can.”

Ferguson will enroll at Penn State on Monday.