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		<title>Penn State trustees voice support for NCAA action</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(AP) Penn State trustees took no formal vote but the vast majority of members voiced support Sunday for the university president&#8217;s acceptance of tough penalties imposed by the NCAA over the university&#8217;s handling of its child molestation scandal. Hear the Board of Trustees&#8217; conference call: Board chairwoman Karen Peetz told fellow trustees during a Sunday evening conference call that the panel could not vote because 10 days&#8217; notice of the meeting was required, an objection two members raised at the outset of the call. But more than two dozen members of the 32-member board then voiced support for President Rodney [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=62019&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dienhart: Penn State should add ribbon sticker to helmet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like Penn State’s decision to wear a blue ribbon to support all victims of child abuse, all as a result of the heinous Jerry Sandusky scandal that has brought the football program to its knees with crippling NCAA sanctions. But instead of wearing the ribbon on jerseys, I would affix a ribbon sticker on each side of the iconic Penn State helmet. That would have been a much more prominent area to display the ribbon, giving it more exposure and thus more of an impact. [BTN.com: Penn State announces changes to football uniform] US PRESSWIRE It’s important not to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=61307&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Penn State WR Justin Brown transfers to Oklahoma</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(AP) Justin Brown is the second Penn State offensive starter to leave the team in the aftermath of NCAA sanctions. The senior wideout&#8217;s name was dropped from the roster Sunday when he decided to transfer to Oklahoma. He would have been a key target in the revamped passing game under new coach and former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O&#8217;Brien. [AP: Penn State K/P Anthony Fera transfers to Texas] Nine players have now left the team the past week following the sanctions, which included a four-year bowl ban for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. One of those players, though [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=61058&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dienhart: Penn State will miss RB Silas Redd</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News of star running back Silas Redd leaving Penn State for USC isn’t a shock, but it will be a blow to a Nittany Lion offense that already figured to be challenged even with Redd. The 5-10, 200-pound Redd—who is on the Doak Walker watch list&#8211;was primed to be the team’s top offensive playmaker this fall for an offense that again figured to struggle, especially through the air. [Read Redd's statement to the media] Redd ranked fourth in the Big Ten last season in rushing, averaging 95.5 yards per game after carrying 244 times for 1,241 yards and seven touchdowns. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=60338&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Silas Redd makes it official, transfers to USC</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/07/31/silas-redd-makes-it-official-transfers-to-usc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Star tailback Silas Redd is bolting Penn State for Southern California. The 1,200-yard rusher opted Tuesday to leave a Nittany Lions program facing stiff sanctions handed down by the NCAA in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Among the penalties was a four-year postseason ban. The NCAA gave Penn State players the option to transfer immediately and play for another school this year. Redd visited USC over the weekend and heard coach Lane Kiffin&#8217;s pitch to be a key cog for a Trojans team expected to be highly ranked and contend for the Pac-12 title. USC [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=60296&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ: Penn State football players&#8217; options</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/07/24/faq-penn-state-football-players-options/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NCAA’s sanctions against Penn State rocked the program. And the effects will be felt for years. Scholarship cuts, postseason bans … the list went on. Another aspect of the penalties will allow any player on the Penn State roster to transfer to another school and be immediately eligible. Typically when a player transfers from one FBS school to another, he has to sit out a season. Not so for Nittany Lion players. Penn State can’t restrict a player from transferring. Those who wish to pursue a transfer simply need to notify the Penn State compliance office that they are [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=59076&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dienhart: What&#8217;s Next for Nittany Lions?</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/07/23/dienhart-whats-next-for-penn-state-football/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &#8212; Penn State football never will be the same. Not after today. Not after NCAA czar Mark Emmert strolled to the dais in the Palmer E. Pierce Room in the NCAA headquarters early on this Monday morning and delivered Penn State’s punishment for covering up the atrocities of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case. The verdict was as severe as many expected. There were scholarship cuts, a postseason ban, vacating of victories and a massive financial penalty—among other sanctions. But honestly, it could have been worse. [BTN.com: Penn State football family reacts on Twitter] Penn State avoided the death [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=58580&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA Hammers Penn State With Sanctions</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/07/23/ncaa-hands-down-ruling-on-penn-state-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NCAA dealt a series of heavy blows to the Penn State football program less than two weeks after a devastating report accused Joe Paterno and other top university officials of concealing child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant coach. The NCAA sanctions include a $60 million fine with funds to be used for an endowment for non-university programs preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims as well as a dramatic cut in football scholarships. Watch the NCAA&#8217;s opening statement and Q&#38;A video at the bottom of this post, and read the full list of sanctions at NCAA.org. Reaction [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=58735&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did You See This? Game program from Paterno&#8217;s last win</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/07/23/did-you-see-this-game-program-from-paternos-last-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From this day forward, Joe Paterno&#8217;s final win is Penn State&#8217;s 35-10 victory over Wisconsin on Nov. 22, 1997. That&#8217;s the case because Mark Emmert and the NCAA vacated all of Penn State&#8217;s victories from 1998-2011 as part of their sanctions against the school in the wake of the Freeh Report findings. @Ben_Jones88 tweeted a photo of the game program from that now historical1997 game, and, interestingly enough, its headline reads: &#8220;End of the Line.&#8221; See the photo in this post. [BTN.com: Penn State football family reacts on Twitter] [VIDEO: Watch all of BTN.com's Penn State video segments] [AP: Get [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=58997&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Statement from Paterno family about NCAA sanctions</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/07/23/statement-from-paterno-family-about-ncaa-sanctions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Paterno&#8217;s family released a statement in response to the sanctions announced by the NCAA against Penn State on Monday. Read the whole statement in this post. [BTN.com: Penn State football family reacts on Twitter] [VIDEO: Watch all of BTN.com's Penn State video segments] Here&#8217;s the entire Paterno family statement: &#8220;Sexual abuse is reprehensible, especially when it involves children, and no one starting with Joe Paterno condones or minimizes it. The horrific acts committed by Jerry Sandusky shock the conscience of every decent human being. How Sandusky was able to get away with his crimes for so long has yet [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=58991&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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