Yesterday the NCAA imposed some very harsh penalties on Penn State following former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's conviction of molesting young boys for a number of years. Penn State's football program was all but dismantled by the NCAA ruling which wiped away former head coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998 until last year and imposed a mountain of fines and penalties. The sanctions by the governing body imposed unprecedented fines of $60 million, ordered Penn State to sit out of postseason play for four years, capped scholarships at 20 below the normal limit for four years and placed football on five years probation. Current or incoming football players are free to immediately transfer and compete at another school.
By vacating 112 Penn State victories from 1998-2011, the sanctions cost Paterno 112 wins. Former Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden will be credited with the most victories--377 major college wins. Paterno, who was fired from Penn State days after Sandusky was charged, now is credited with 298 wins. It's a sad day in college football for Penn State. But maybe it will teach other major college football programs that covering up the sins of a pedophile will be very costly, and rightly so. To read the full story about Monday's latest ruling from the NCAA, click on the above link from FoxNews.com.
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