A high-ranking Penn State official says support for football coach Joe Paterno is eroding among the school's board of trustees.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic. The person is familiar with the trustees' discussions but says it's unclear what the consequences for Paterno will be.
The person says a decision could be at hand before the board meets Friday.
Meanwhile, Scott Paterno is telling reporters that his father has had no talks with Penn State officials or trustees about stepping down. He told reporters outside his father's house Tuesday that Joe Paterno plans to not only coach in Saturday's game against Nebraska, but for the long haul.
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One of Paterno's former assistant coaches, Jerry Sandusky, is the target of the grand jury investigation.
Sandusky is accused of sexually abusing boys who attended youth sports camps he ran at a satellite campus for six years after he was barred from using Penn State's main campus. The two men who put that ban in place -- athletic director Tim Curley and senior vice president Gary Schultz -- were charged with failing to tell police about Sandusky. Both have stepped down from their positions and surrendered to police.
