Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany has weighed in on the NCAA's decision to reduce Penn State's sanctions to USA Today Sports. In the statement, Delany outlined much of what the conference already announced earlier today, and weighed in on the reasoning behind Penn State's sanction adjustment. Delany did however state that the reduction isn't an assessment of the original penalty. Delany's full statement can be seen below:
Scott Paterno, son of Joe Paterno, has commented on today's NCAA elimination of the bowl ban. He did not comment on his family's ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA.
With the announcement of bowl eligibility restored and all 85 scholarships returned for next season, fans, students, alumni and everyone in between are reacting on Twitter.
If you are still mad at Bill O'Brien for leaving Penn State, for the love of god, put that aside today.
Watch out, Big Ten: The NCAA's playoff ban removal and scholarship additions aren't the only pieces of great news today.
Rejoice, Penn State! The NCAA announced that Penn State will have bowl eligibility this season and all scholarships will be lifted by the end of the 2015-16 school year immediately after the release of integrity monitor George Mitchell's second annual report to the NCAA on Penn State's compliance today.