Numerous websites around the country, from the Huffington Post to the Salt Lake Tribune to the Centre Daily Times in State College had picked up a story saying Penn State coach

had passed away from complications in his treatment for lung cancer,

.

OnwardState.com had also reported via Twitter that Paterno had passed away, saying Penn State players received an e-mail confirming the news.

However, spokesman Dan McGinn, meanwhile, told New York Times reporter Mark Viera the CBS report is "absolutely not true." Jay and Scott Paterno, Joe's sons, later tweeted the same thing.