The end. NCAA hands out punishments for Penn State in the wake of the Sandusky scandal:

Serve four-year postseason ban
Pay $60 million fine
Cut 10 scholarships this season and 20 scholarships for the following four years
Vacate all wins from 1998-2011, a total of 112 victories

[Image: outside the stadium where Joe Paterno’s statue was removed.]

The Once-King of Penn State. Check out this interactive timeline of Joe Paterno’s career including the highs and lows of his time at Penn State. This was originally published in November after that scandal nearly brought down the school’s football program but is really cool to look at now. [nyt]

Icon: Joe Paterno | GQ

“His happiness was about a calling. It sounds corny, but that’s what it was. Back in the old days, the world worked this way. People used to have callings that had nothing to do with greed.”

RIP JoePa. [story] [legacy] [icon] [pics]

producermatthew:

Penn State response on report of Joe Paterno death says the initial report was “corroborated by multiple sources” but now a family spokesperson has “denied our initial report.” The report appears to be the basis of a CBS Sports report declaring Paterno dead. [Twitter]

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Joe Paterno speaks.

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Photo by John O’Connell (The Washington Post)