Joe Paterno Fired as Penn State Football Coach

The child sex scandal that has already brought down two high-ranking Penn State officials has now cost head football coach Joe Paterno his job.  The announcement came around 10:30 Wednesday night after an emergency meeting of the university's board of trustees.

Rioters Crowd Downtown State College

Penn State students took to the streets of downtown State College after the firing of Joe Paterno.  Below is one of the many being uploaded to Twitter.