It’s official. I’m convinced Graham Spanier is a superhero fighting for “truth, justice, and the Penn State way.” In between battling budget cuts, overseeing our massive university, and jammin’ on his washboard, G-Span has managed to find time to head up the task force responsible for determining the future of the Fiesta Bowl. 

Spanier, speaking Tuesday on behalf of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), voiced his displeasure with the findings of a report that led to the firing of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker and put the bowl’s BCS future in jeopardy.

The violations found in the report were mind-boggling (you can read them in full here), and included that “Junker was reimbursed $4.85 million for expenses over the past decade, of which more than half could not be verified as legitimate,” according to this article from the Arizona Republic. That’s over $2.5 million in golf, vacation, wedding, and even strip club expenses paid for by the Fiesta Bowl.

Spanier referred to the behavior exhibited by Junker and others as “unprofessional, unethical, and improper.” He also expressed that the BCS was “deeply disappointed and troubled to learn of these findings.” As far as the future of the Fiesta Bowl is concerned, Spanier’s task force requested that the Fiesta Bowl convince them why they deserve to remain a BCS bowl.