K99 – Colorado’s Best Country » Penn State University http://k99.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30-60 Years Behind Bars for Child Sex Abuse http://k99.com/jerry-sandusky-sentenced-to-30-60-years-behind-bars-for-child-sex-abuse/ http://k99.com/jerry-sandusky-sentenced-to-30-60-years-behind-bars-for-child-sex-abuse/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:47:03 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=145342 Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced Tuesday to 30 to 60 years in prison for his role in the Penn State sex-abuse case.

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]]> http://k99.com/jerry-sandusky-sentenced-to-30-60-years-behind-bars-for-child-sex-abuse/feed/ 0 Patrick Smith/Getty Images Do You Think The NCAA Was Too Harsh on Penn State? [POLL] http://k99.com/do-you-think-the-ncaa-was-too-harsh-on-penn-state/ http://k99.com/do-you-think-the-ncaa-was-too-harsh-on-penn-state/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:20:39 +0000 Todd Harding http://k99.com/?p=165303 The NCAA hit Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties yesterday, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, because of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.  We want your opinion.  Is the penalty too stiff?  Please answer our poll.

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]]> http://k99.com/do-you-think-the-ncaa-was-too-harsh-on-penn-state/feed/ 0 Joe Robbins/Getty Images NCAA Reveals Sanctions Against Penn State http://k99.com/ncaa-reveals-sanctions-against-penn-state/ http://k99.com/ncaa-reveals-sanctions-against-penn-state/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:07:41 +0000 Shawn Patrick http://943maxfm.com/?p=125811 We knew they were coming, we were just waiting to see how bad they would be. Today the NCAA revealed the punishments it has put on Penn State University following a child sex abuse scandal in which university officials including former head coach Joe Paterno hid to protect themselves from bad publicity. NCAA president Mark Emmert and Ed Ray, the chairman of the NCAA’s executive committee announced the sanctions at a news conference this morning.

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]]> http://k99.com/ncaa-reveals-sanctions-against-penn-state/feed/ 0 Penn State/ Official Facebook Joe Paterno Fired As Penn State Head Coach http://k99.com/joe-paterno-fired-as-penn-state-head-coach/ http://k99.com/joe-paterno-fired-as-penn-state-head-coach/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:49:24 +0000 Pete Hanson http://k99.com/?p=53936 The board of trustees at Penn State University fired head coach Joe Paterno along with the university's president as a result of the growing child sex-abuse scandal that centers around former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Paterno had been the Penn State head coach for 46 years.

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]]> http://k99.com/joe-paterno-fired-as-penn-state-head-coach/feed/ 0 Chris Gardner/Getty Images Joe Paterno To Retire At End Of Season http://k99.com/joe-paterno-to-retire-at-end-of-season/ http://k99.com/joe-paterno-to-retire-at-end-of-season/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:43:01 +0000 Pete Hanson http://k99.com/?p=52938 Amid the sexual-abuse scandal surrounding the Penn State football program, head coach Joe Paterno has agreed to retire at the end of the season. Paterno has been the head coach at Penn State since 1966. Paterno's move comes in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant football coach.

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