Penn State Star Charged With Rape

“I went to bed with a clear conscience and woke up the next day, my life was in a shambles.” Those were the words of Austin Scott, Penn State’s starting tailback, a day before a Centre County judge imposed a gag order in the rape trial. Scott faces trial on charges of rape, sexual assault, indecent assault and simple assault in Philadelphia. The charges come from allegations he attacked a Penn State student who went home with him in the early morning hours of Oct. 5.  The team’s star isn’t happy with his treatment from coach Joe Paterno either. He says Paterno has yet to hear his side of the story, and frankly, he doesn’t seem interested. Apparently, JoPa doesn’t like his players out drinking late to begin with. Whether he plays again for Penn State and Paterno still remains to be seen, but from the looks of things, the 22 year old has more to worry about than just his football career.