Paterno Family wants their own probe: Still won't admit what JoePa knew

Confused?

Yeah, us too.

The family of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno released a statement on Monday that essentially announced that they want to conduct a review of the Freeh probe and gather some of their own investigating in how the case of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was handled at Penn State.

Paterno's family has been adamant that he did not know anything about Sandusky and his pedophilia. Though they don't dispute that he could have done more to stop Sandusky, they believe his passing on of Mike McQueary's concerns to superiors absolved him (Paterno).

Most importantly, the family's attorney, Wick Sollers wants to verify the information in Thursday's report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh that was conducted for the Penn State Board of Trustees. Sollers says Freeh presented his information as they were "Absolute Facts" and that "We believe numerous issues in the report and his (Freeh's) commentary bear further review".

You can read the full statement from PennLive.com RIGHT HERE

Or if you prefer, here is ESPN.com's version RIGHT HERE

We don't dispute the family's right to claim the Freeh report was misleading. But there is one issue standing out there that IS not addressed: Did or did not Paterno know about the 1998 report? Yes, they have said repeatedly, "The 1998 incident was fully investigated". We know that.

The problem is DID Paterno know about it. The Freeh report says he did. And if that is the case, the OBVIOUS question is: With another reported incident involving Sandusky, how could Paterno NOT see a pattern or a more serious problem?

And that folks, is more the issue with JoePa. The evidence of him knowing about 1998 combined with 2001, would lead one to surmise he knew more than he said. Yes, it is possible he stuck his head in the sand, but come on folks, do you really believe that?