NCAA Reinstates PSU’s Bowl Eligibility, Effective Immediately
Rejoice, Penn State fans. Bowl season this year just got a little bit sweeter. Earlier today, the NCAA announced that the football team is no longer on probation, effective immediately. They are eligible to play in a bowl this season and also received all 85 football scholarships back starting in 2015-16.
Due to Penn State’s progress in ensuring athletics dept functions with integrity, NCAA immediately restores football postseason eligibility.
— NCAA (@NCAA) September 8, 2014
The NCAA has also returned all 85 football scholarships to Penn State, beginning in 2015-16. Read more: http://t.co/wW5nQxl8nF
— NCAA (@NCAA) September 8, 2014
Four more wins get them to bowl eligibility, and the way the Big 10 looks this year, their bowl chances look strong to quite strong. This is a big win for the storied program that was marred by the Sandusky scandal.
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Good to see that the current team, which has done so much to wipe away the image left by Sandusky, can get even further away from these horrible acts. Big time football school, deserves it.
10 years ago at 3:11 pmYeah, they removed a coach who covered up the systematic raping of young boys. Thank god they’ve now found a coach who only covered up the gang rape of a college woman by his football players. That, at least, is progress.
10 years ago at 8:13 amfuck that. see the bowl ban out but strike every negative implication ever thrown paterno’s way out of the record books.
10 years ago at 3:20 pmProbably the first positive news to come out of there in a long time
10 years ago at 3:40 pmGood for them. Jo Pa was a hero.
10 years ago at 6:28 pmIf your definition of hero is: shitbag who knowingly enabled a kid raper, then yes, JoePa is a “hero”.
10 years ago at 8:50 pmIf your definition of hero is “shtbag who knowingly enabled a kid raper”, then yes, JoePa was a hero.
10 years ago at 8:54 pmJo Pa told people higher in power than him about it and put it in their hands to make the call (the AD, President). In my opinion he did the right thing, got blamed for more of it than he should have
10 years ago at 12:23 amBring back the joepa statue!
10 years ago at 7:25 amJo Pa is a piece of shit
10 years ago at 9:08 amThe student rally after was even more incredible. Thousands of students filling downtown streets celebrating until 1am on a Monday night. Incredible.
10 years ago at 12:28 pm