The NCAA announced a $60 million fine today against Penn State University as part of the fallout from the child sex abuse scandal involving former coach Jerry Sandusky. The university also is banned from bowl games for four years.
The NCAA also vacated all of Penn State's football wins from 1998 to 2011, stripping the late Joe Paterno of the title of winningest coach in major college football history.
So why do all those football players have to pay a penalty for something completely out of their control?
rr guilty by assoc. the ncaa had to impose that type of sanction. rr by the time the complete story is told other past players may or may not comforth to tell the authories what they knew but these players looked the other way due to retailition from sand jp or other higer ups at penn state. this type of sanction can deter other coaches, football players and univesities adm from following the same path that the inds in the sand case. rr it does not seem fair but this is a case where a few ruined for other law abiding citizens. penn st will come out stronger when the dirt is removed and the dust settles.