joe paterno is up against what could be his toughest opponent yet: the 84-year-old is fighting a treatable form of lung cancer, his son, scott, release add statement saying the doctors are optimistic, he will make a full recovery. the cancer announcement is a week after joe paterno was fired in the aftermath of sexual abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator sandusky who is charged with sexually abusing eight boys over 15 years. he denied the claims and his attorney spoke with fox news. what i am hoping is if there is, that the folks at penn state who have been totally destroyed by this mess, will be vindicated as an early stage rather than later in the process. syracuse university is now in the process of investigating allegations of molestation. two former ball boys say long time assistant coach bernie fine sexually abused them first