STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA crippled Penn State football for years to come and practically tore Joe Paterno’s name out of the record books Monday, erasing 14 years of victories and imposing an unprecedented $60 million fine and other punishment over the child sexual abuse scandal.
‘‘Football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people,’’ NCAA President Mark Emmert declared in announcing the penalties.
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So this is how the NCAA will fund the new bowl system!
If Paterno was still alive this would have killed him - wins meant more than children!
SMU faced the "Death Penalty" for what???? The NCAA is a sick, sad joke.
Well, those sanctions are tough and deserved. I hope that any other universities trying to keep criminality 'under wraps' understand that when it come to light, the bottom can fall out. The absolute hypocrisy of Paterno and his 'clean program' are gone forever, and I hope they melt down his statue, not just remove it.