Penn State alumni group critical of NCAA sanctions, Freeh Report [View all]
Source: WHTM
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - A Penn State alumni watchdog group that has been highly critical of the board of trustees said it is exploring legal recourse following the university's acceptance of NCAA sanctions.
In a news release Thursday, Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship said they have serious concerns as to why the university and the NCAA based their decisions on the Freeh Report, which the group called "wholly incomplete" and "insufficient."
The NCAA, the governing body of college sports, on Monday imposed a $60 million fine and a four-year bowl game ban, cut the number of football scholarships, and took away 111 wins under former coach Joe Paterno.
A spokesman for Penn State president Rodney Erickson, who agreed to the sanctions, said Wednesday that the university faced a possible four-year ban on playing football, and NCAA president Mark Emmert said this week that other penalties would have come with a total football ban.
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