STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA on Friday announced a proposed agreement that would restore 112 wins by Penn State's football team that were wiped out during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal and would put the late Joe Paterno back as the winningest coach in major college football history.
College sports' governing body announced the proposed deal weeks before a scheduled trial in state court on the legality of the 2012 consent decree it would replace.
The new deal would direct a $60 million fine to address child abuse be spent within Pennsylvania and would resolve that lawsuit.
The deal still must be approved by the NCAA and Penn State boards. Penn State trustees' chairman Keith Masser told The Associated Press that board members were having a private discussion early Friday afternoon about the lawsuit.
The announcement follows the NCAA's decision last year to reinstate the school's full complement of football scholarships and let Penn State participate in post-season play, and comes just days after a federal judge declined to rule on the consent decree's constitutionality. The proposed settlement does not discuss the validity of the original consent decree.
The NCAA said continuing the litigation would only delay the distribution of funds to sex abuse survivors.
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4 comments:
Of course they will go along with it, money covers a lot of sins and buys a lot of forgiveness.
Wtf
As it should be.
It isn't about the children or the team...it is all about money!! Didn't you know that???
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