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Penn State player leaves team meeting (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images) after sanctions are handed down by NCAA President Mark Emmert. (credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Penn State President: Nittany Lions Faced 4-Year ‘Death Penalty’

Penn State’s trustees may not like the NCAA’s unprecedented sanctions against the university’s football program, but they say the alternative — the so-called “death penalty” — would have been worse.

2012/07/26

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NCAA To Hand Down ‘Unprecedented’ Penalties To Penn State

The NCAA are set to hand down ‘unprecedented’ penalties to Penn State and their football program.

2012/07/22

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Amid Sandusky Scandal, Penn State President To Face Alumni In NYC

Some university trustees like the scheduled town hall meetings, but other Penn State supporters aren’t so sure about them.

WFAN–2012/01/11

Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno watches his team during practice on November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Paterno’s Ouster As Penn State’s Head Coach Drawing Mixed Reaction From Across The Tri-State

Joe Paterno was fired by the school’s board of trustees amid the growing furor over how the school handled child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

2011/11/10

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