SI.com columnist Michael Rosenberg wrote on the website . `` But several prominent employees at the state university are morally guilty . And one of them is Joe Paterno . '' On Tuesday , Paterno 's son , Scott Paterno , said on Twitter that reports in the New York Times , citing people briefed on the matter , that university officials were planning an end to Paterno 's 46-year coaching tenure were `` premature . '' `` No discussions about retirement with JVP , '' Paterno said , using his father 's initials . He said the decision to cancel the news conference was not his father 's . `` Due to the ongoing legal circumstances centered around the recent allegations and charges , we have determined that today 's press conference can not be held and will not be rescheduled , '' the university said in a statement . Joe Paterno said Tuesday afternoon that he hopes to hold another news conference soon . `` I know you guys have a lot of good questions , and I 'd like to answer them , but I ca n't do it now , '' Paterno said after practice .
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Penn State students and supporters of head football coach Joe Paterno rallied Tuesday evening outside his home amid growing calls for him to resign related to his response to child sex abuse allegations brought against a former assistant . The crowd in State College , mostly young people , greeted and cheered Paterno hours after his weekly news conference was canceled . Speaking outside and from a window at his residence , the 84-year-old Nittany Lions legend said he was praying for victims in the case . Paterno , a longtime coach with a largely spotless record , is under pressure because of his response to allegations brought to him in 2002 by a graduate assistant who said he had seen retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy in the shower at the campus football complex . Paterno reported the allegations to his boss , and Pennsylvania 's attorney general said it appeared that the coach had met his obligations under state law . Still , some critics have said that he should have reported the suspected abuse to police . `` We do n't yet know who is legally guilty , ''