Penn St fined $60M, wins vacated from '98-11

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Penn State gets sanctions from NCAA


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Posted: 07/23/2012

INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA has slammed Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
 
Other sanctions include a four-year ban on bowl games, and the loss of 20 scholarships per year over four years.
 
NCAA President Mark Emmert announced the staggering sanctions Monday at a news conference in Indianapolis. Though the NCAA stopped short of imposing the "death penalty" -- shutting down the Nittany Lions' program completely -- the punishment is still crippling for a team that is trying to start over with a new coach and a new outlook.
 
Sandusky, a former Penn State defensive coordinator, was found guilty in June of sexually abusing young boys, sometimes on campus.

See a list of the penalties here .

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