Jay Paterno
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Opinion: Cast Your Vote and Assert the Power of Ballots Over Bullies
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Election Day is Tuesday and while millions of Americans have already voted, millions more will stand in line to vote on Tuesday. As that day approaches, we’re seeing threats and warnings of confrontation and even violence at polling places. So what should we do?
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Opinion: Joe Biden Is a Man of Light in a Time of Darkness
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What I’ve written here represents my thoughts and not that of this site. Certainly, some people will disagree with me, and I’m self-aware enough to know my thoughts or vote carry no more weight or importance than anyone else’s. But in this time in our history I felt compelled to speak up. …
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3 Leadership Lessons from a Quiet Man
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In times like these, we should recall those for whom leadership was a call to service and not a self-serving position to bellow boisterous, bogus bravado. One man that is often overlooked is General and President Dwight Eisenhower. For 2020 there are three elemental Eisenhower lessons that we’d do
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College Football Is Back… But What Comes Next?
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Amid the immediate euphoria of the Big Ten now trying to play in 2020, in the not-too-distant future we may recall this year college football and think of the phrase “penny wise and pound foolish.” Despite posturing on player safety, the rush to play the games is also being driven by television money. Because…
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On a Silent Saturday, We’ll Remember Past Glory and Hold Hope for the Future
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Around noon this Saturday, no matter where we are, we’ll get the itch. We’ll know we should be in Beaver Stadium watching the birth of a new season as the kicker drives the football arcing end over end into the arms of a waiting kick returner. But like many things in 2020, it is not…
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Big Ten Football Postponement Is Difficult, but Look at the Bigger Picture
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What you are about to read is not to take one side or the other, but rather to illuminate perspective that impacts a decision to postpone a season, a side of this that has not been communicated effectively.
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Don’t Blame College Players for Opting Out of the Season of COVID-19
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If you were a major-college football player facing the season of COVID-19, would you opt-out this year?
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John Lewis’s Death Reminds Us of Sacrifices Made and Work Still Ahead
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The death of Congressman John Lewis reminded us of the sacrifices made for equality in America, but also reminded us of the remaining challenges and the efforts we must undertake.
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College Football 2020: What If? And at What Cost?
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We must ask ourselves: what costs are we willing to bear to get college football back this fall? Or more to the point what costs are we willing to ask players and coaches to bear to get college football back this fall?
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At a Historic Juncture, We Must Embrace ‘the Fierce Urgency of Now’
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As the winds of change have begun to blow at a tempest pace, we should understand that what is happening in America right now is bigger than one man or one incident. This is about a nation confronting our complex history while searching for unity at a time when forces are pulling us apart.