Coaches caught cheating by the NCAA soon could have fewer loopholes to escape penalty. In August the organization passed a proposal that put the onus of responsibility on head coaches who have nefarious behavior going on in their programs. So if an assistant gets caught doing something on the sly, not only will said assistant [...]
Miami AD Shawn Eichorst Resigns Ahead of NCAA Sanctions
October 4, 2012 | Posted by
Shawn Eichorst, Miami athletic director, resigned the position on Thursday, another ding to a department bracing for NCAA sanctions. Eichorst has not spoken with reporters in months.. His resignation comes two days before Miami plays Notre Dame, the first regular-season meeting between the storied football programs since 1990. A source told The Associated Press on [...]
WR Shawney Kersey Leaves Penn State Football Team
September 12, 2012 | Posted by
It has not gotten much better for Penn State. Not yet. The idea that the start of the football season would turn attention away from the Jerry Sandusky scandal that rocked the campus and football program just is not panning out that way. Not yet. First, a slew of players bolted to other programs. And [...]
Penn State To Ratify NCAA Football Sanctions
August 10, 2012 | Posted by
The Penn State board of trustees will hold a special meeting Sunday and is expected to formally ratify the consent decree of sanctions agreed to last month by university president Rodney Erickson and the NCAA, ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” has learned. Board chairwoman Karen Peetz called the meeting “so that there can be no misunderstanding [...]
Penn State Losses 2 More Incoming Freshmen
August 8, 2012 | Posted by
The NCAA harsh sanctions against Penn State continue to impact the program. Wednesday, Nittany Lions’ No. 2 recruit, Dorian Johnson, withdrew his commitment to attend the college in Happy Valley, while receiver Zach Bradshaw elected to go to Virginia.. These two losses hurt the incoming class of a program trying to overcome the stench of [...]
It’s Official: Silas Redd Leaves Penn State for USC
July 31, 2012 | Posted by
The Penn State scandal very well could have catapulted USC to national champions. For, as expected, former Nittany Lions running back Silas Redd as informed the heavily sanctioned school that he is leaving Happy Valley to join the Trojans. Redd, who gained 1,241 yards last year for Penn State could be the final piece to [...]
Penn State Faces Heavy Sanctions From NCAA
July 17, 2012 | Posted by
As if it cannot get any worse for Penn State, now comes word that the NCAA is poised to level heavy punishment to the Nittany Lions’ football program in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. NCAA president Mark Emmert, during an interview with Tavis Smiley on PBS, said, “I’ve never seen [...]
