BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- Jurors in a defamation and whistleblower lawsuit were read testimony Wednesday by a former Penn State athletic director who denied a claim by a main witness against Jerry Sandusky that he was terminated as an assistant football coach because of his role in the child molestation case.
The deposition by Dave Joyner, who was athletic director when Mike McQueary's contract was not renewed at the end June 2012, said that new coach Bill O'Brien brought in his own staff.
"My decision not to retain Mr. McQueary only relates to the fact that there was no employment for him, and his term was running out, and we did not renew it," Joyner said in the 2013 deposition.