Thousands of enraged Penn State students tore through the streets of State College, Pa., overnight to protest the firing of Joe Paterno after the longtime head football coach was removed from his position effective immediately.
Every local police department in the county contributed officers to the effort to control the crowd, along with state police and the county sheriff's department.
A small group of students gathered at the Paterno statue at Beaver Stadium to sing the school's alma mater after the mob disbanded.
Penn State's head coach of nearly five decades will not coach another game, according to the trustees.
Paterno eventually came out to suggest the students go home and study, and thanked them for their continued support.
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