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N.C.A.A. Punishes Penn State Football Program after Sex Abuse Scandal

By Scout MacEachron on July 27, 2012 2:04 PM   |   Comments   |   Bookmark and Share
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Main entrance at Penn State University. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Penn State University's football program took a major hit Monday when the N.C.A.A. announced they would fine the school, and its football program, around $60 million. The penalty is in response to a child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

The N.C.A.A. also imposed a four-year postseason ban though, stopped short of shutting down the football team for more than a season, eliminated scholarships and vacated all of the teams victories between 1998 to 2011.

It is expected that it will take Penn State's football program, formerly one of the strongest in the country, years to return to its top-dog status following these penalties.

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