The 84-year-old former football coach is undergoing treatment and doctors are optimistic, his son Scott Paterno said.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno speaks briefly to reporters as he leaves for football practice, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. (Michael R. Sisak/AP Photo) Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer,

You can't save Paterno with treatable lung cancer stories and comparing the Paterno situation to the book of Job. Joe Paterno will go down as a pedophile supporter and you can't ride the coat tails of glory anymore.

Joe Paterno has been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer this according to his son Scott. Scott just released the following statement:

The 84-year-old former football coach is undergoing treatment and doctors are optimistic, his son Scott Paterno said.