Guy Who Personally Fired Joe Paterno Resigns from Penn State Board of Trustees

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U.S. Steel CEO and Vice Chairman of the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees–AKA the guy who fired JoePa over the phone–is resigning. I can only assume John Surma was tired of all the angry alumni who won’t stop accusing him of conspiring to fire Paterno because of a personal grudge. Said one angry aluni group, which has been calling for the entire board to be fired, “We only wish he would have resigned sooner.” [AP]

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