Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has decided to retire at the end of the season, ending a four-decades-plus tenure that has been overtaken by a child sex-abuse case involving a former assistant.

An announcement will come later Wednesday. The Associated Press reported on Paterno’s pending retirement, which has been confirmed by ESPN sources.

Penn State’s board of trustees announced Tuesday that it will appoint a special committee to investigate the scandal that resulted in 40 criminal counts against retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and led to the removal this week of athletic director Tim Curley and senior vice president Gary Schultz.

–ESPN