Penn State denies reports that they're taking down Joe Paterno's statue from the main campus this weekend.
The reports are coming from NFL Network reporter Kimberly Jones via Twitter and Bonnie Bernstein.
Am told that Penn State plans to take down the Paterno statue this weekend. — Kimberly Jones (@KimJonesSports)
Bonnie Bernstein, former ESPN/CBS reporter, reports that the statue will come down this weekend. Bernstein says the school's Board of Trustees voted on the matter last night during a conference call.
However, Dave la Torre, a spokeperson for Penn State, tells NBC10 -- as of noon -- that he is not aware of any decision being made about the statue.
The Paterno statue sits outside Beaver Stadium.
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Since the Freeh Report was released last week, more people have rallied to take the statue down. The report was critical of legendary PSU football coach Joe Paterno and other high-ranking university officials for not doing more to protect children from convicted child predator, Jerry Sandusky.
On Tuesday, a banner plane flew over State College, reading, "Take the statue down or we will."
Paterno's reputation has taken a punch in other ways over the last week. The student group that manages campouts at home football games changed the name of their area from "Paternoville" to "Nittanyville."
And last Friday, within hours of the Freeh Report's release, the Nike organization took Paterno's name down from its child-care center at the company's headquarters.
