Paterno Earns AP Coach of the Year Award

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/12/20/bc.fbc.apcoachoftheyear.ap/index.html

Well deserved to say the least. Joe Paterno deserves a lot of credit for turning around this program. He didn't have to change his way. He could have said to hell with it, run the I-formation and let the recruiting continue to slip. Instead, he changed the offense, changed the recruiting strategies and brought Penn State back to the top of the mountain. He could have just rode the coat tails of his achievements until he was ready to leave. But he didn't. Losing hurt Joe as much as it hurt us as fans. Congratulations, Coach Paterno. There isn't a more deserving candidate out there.