Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Penn State administrators on Tuesday canceled Joe Paterno’s weekly news conference in which he was expected to field questions about a sex-abuse scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.

Soon after, The New York Times reported that Penn State’s board of trustees has had discussions about how to manage the 84-year-old Paterno’s departure. The newspaper, citing “two people briefed on conversations among the university’s top officials,” said that Paterno’s exit could come within days or weeks.

“Due to the ongoing legal circumstances centered around the recent allegations and charges, we have determined that today’s press conference cannot be held and will not be rescheduled,” assistant athletic director Jeff Nelson said in a statement.

Paterno’s son, Scott, told The Associated Press that the decision was made by president Graham Spanier’s office.

Scott said that his father was disappointed and was prepared to take questions about the scandal as well as Penn State’s upcoming Big Ten game against Nebraska.

The news conference was to be the first chance for reporters to ask Paterno about what he knew about Sandusky, his one-time heir apparent, who was indicted on charges of sexually abusing eight boys over 15 years.

Authorities have said that Paterno, who testified in the grand jury proceedings that led to the charges, is not a target of the investigation. But the state police commissioner has chastised him and other school officials for not doing enough to try to stop the suspected abuse.

A person familiar with Sandusky’s relationship with Penn State told The Associated Press that the former coach long maintained an office in the East Area Locker building which is across the street from the Penn State football team’s building, and was on campus as recently as a week ago working out.

The university’s online directory listed Sandusky, whom Penn State officials said was banned from campus over the weekend — as an assistant professor emeritus of physical education in the Lasch building.

The grand jury investigating Sandusky found that he was given the office, a parking pass and other amenities as part of his 1999 retirement package.

–ESPN