Penn State Upset By Ohio In Bill O’Brien’s Debut
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — The Bill O’Brien era at Penn State has gotten off to a rocky start. In O’Brien’s debut with the Nittany Lions, Penn State was upset by Ohio, 24-14.Despite an 11-point halftime lead, Penn State couldn’…
Ousted Penn State President Graham Spanier Cites His Own Child Abuse
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Graham Spanier, the former Penn State University president ousted in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, told ABC News Wednesday that he was a victim of child abuse so severe that he required several surgeries to co…
Paterno ‘Despised’ Sandusky Long Before Sex Scandal, New Book Claims
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Long before Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse crimes led to Joe Paterno’s downfall, the two Penn State coaches “despised each other,” according to a new biography of Paterno.Former Sports Illustrated writer Joe …
Penn State Begins Preseason Practice
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — The Penn State Nittany Lions kicked off their first preseason practice on Monday. Penn State is picking up after the fall out of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse case where the NCAA laid down san…
Penn State RB Redd to Transfer to USC
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) – Penn State running back Silas Redd is transferring to the University of Southern California.
Redd announced on Tuesday that he will be leaving Penn State after the school was hit with sanc…
Buckley is First Player to Leave Penn State
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Penn State backup safety Tim Buckley has transferred to North Carolina State, making him the first to transfer out of Penn State since the NCAA placed sanctions against the school July 23.
Buckley, a …
Penn State May Loan Athletic Department Money to Pay Off NCAA Fines
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Penn State University is considering a loan to its athletic department in an effort to pay the $60 million fine imposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its role in ignoring past se…
Thirty Penn State Football Players Staying Nittany Lions
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Even with the football program seemingly crashing around them, a group of 30 Penn State University players said on Wednesday that they’re not going anywhere.Earlier this week, the NCCA imposed stiff p…
Penn State Sanctions: Outrage Grows Over Vacated Victories
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Outrage over the sanctions against Penn State’s football program is high with some fans of the Nittany Lions football team, mostly stemming from the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s decision…
Penn State Football Hit with $60 Million Fine, Avoids Death Penalty
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Penn State’s legendary football team was spared the death penalty on Monday, but the university was fined $60 million and the school’s legendary former coach, Joe Paterno, was stripped of 13 years of …
Penn State Takes Down Paterno Statue, Prepares for NCAA Sanctions
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — The statue of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was removed from outside the university’s football stadium on Sunday, just hours before the NCAA said it would announce its punishment for the sc…
Penn State Removes Joe Paterno Statue
Chris Gardner/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Penn State removed the statue of former head coach Joe Paterno from outside Beaver Stadium on Sunday.“Coach Paterno’s statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our Unive…
James Carville: Suspending Penn State Football Is a ‘Really Dumb Idea’
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Democratic strategist James Carville argued that it would be “a really dumb idea” to suspend the Penn State football program, despite an independent investigation finding that top university officia…
Penn State Faces $5M in Child Sex Abuse Case Settlements
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — The Penn State child sex abuse investigation has already cost the university more than $12 million in crisis communication and legal fees. And the university is expected to shell out at least an…
Penn State Board Slams Former President Spanier, Questions Future Honors for Joe Paterno
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Penn State University Board of Trustees said on Thursday that it feels “misled” by former university president Graham Spanier after an independent investigation found that he, along with other top universit…
Report: Joe Paterno, Penn State Officials Disregarded Victims’ Safety
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno and other top university officials acted with “total disregard” for the children sexually abused by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky because of t…
Penn State Awaits Results of Child Sex Abuse Investigation
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Penn State University on Thursday is bracing for the results of an internal investigation into how the school handled the child sex abuse scandal involving its former assistant football coach, Jerry Sandu…
Penn State Awaits Results of Child Sex Abuse Investigation
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Penn State University on Thursday is bracing for the results of an internal investigation into how the school handled the child sex abuse scandal involving its former assistant football coach, Jerry Sandu…
Jerry Sandusky’s Adopted Son Claims Abuse Went On for Years
Rob Carr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The adopted son of convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky went on record four days into the trial of the former Penn State assistant football coach to allege that he endured seven years of being molested by Sandusky.Matt …
Matt Sandusky Feared Perjury Charge over Grand Jury Testimony
Rob Carr/Getty Images(BELLEFONTE, Pa.) — The adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky detailed claims of sex abuse in a 25-minute audio tape with police, but he also worried about a perjury charge because he told a grand jury nothing ina…