The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday that the NCAA, Penn State and state of Pennsylvania officials are “in discussions to reconsider” the sanctions applied to the Nittany Lions football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Most important among the discussions is– including the vacation of 111 Joe Paterno victories.
The restoration of those victories to the late Paterno would once again make him the all-time leader in FBS coaching victories.
The NCAA, state officials, and Pennsylvania State University are in talks to reconsider the historic punishment imposed on the school stemming from the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal, a step that could include restoring 111 victories stripped from the late football coach Joe Paterno’s record, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Also under consideration is a proposal to have the state and the university use the $60 million fine levied by the NCAA, the major organizing body for college sports, for child protection, said the sources. The sources asked not to be named because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
Details of the negotiations were unclear Monday, but the talks seemed designed to help avoid a nasty court battle.