Key Penn State witness seeks whistleblower suit

The “writ of summons” filed by Mike McQueary‘s lawyer described it as a whistle-blower case, but the brief document was not accompanied by a full complaint that would lay out the allegations.

The filing was first reported by the Centre Daily Timeson its website.

McQueary’s attorney, Elliott Strokoff of Harrisburg, did not respond to a phone message at his office late Tuesday. His father, John McQueary, declined to comment on his behalf.

read more: usatoday.com

Art of hiring a college football coach: secrets, money and pressure

Bill Moos likens it to an episode of the old TV spy series “Mission Impossible.”

Only a tight circle of confidants — “less than you can count on one hand” — knew he was on a plane to Key West, Fla., Nov. 15 to sound out free agent Mike Leach as a potential new football coach at Washington State.

“I get the envelope,” Moos says, recalling that old show, “and here’s where I’m going.”

Moos, the athletic director at WSU, was using a private credit card to further the veil of secrecy. He didn’t enlist a so-called “head hunter” search firm, opting instead for a trusted friend from Eugene, Ore., to act as third party.

Read more: SeattleTimes.com