N.C.A.A. Fines Penn State $60 Million for Sandusky Case
The N.C.A.A. announced significant penalties against Penn State and its football
program Monday, including a $60 million fine and a four-year postseason ban, in
the wake of the child sexual abuse scandal involving the former assistant coach
Jerry Sandusky.
The punishment also included the loss of some scholarships and the vacating of
all of the team’s victories from 1998 to 2011, but stopped short of forcing the
university to shut down the football team for a season or more, the so-called
death penalty. Still, the penalties are serious enough that it is expected to
take Penn State’s football program, one of the most successful in the country,
years before it will be able to return to the sport’s top echelon.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/sports/ncaafootball/penn-state-penalties-include-60-million-fine-and-bowl-ban.html?emc=na
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