One step in the effort to keep the 60 million dollar fine money owed to the NCAA by Penn State over the next five years is complete as the Pennsylvania State Senate has approved Senate Bill 187 in a unanimous 50-0 vote.
Three weeks after Jerry Sandusky's defense team argued for a new trial, Judge John Cleland denied all of his post-sentence motions.
It hasn't been a good time to be a Penn State trustee recently. Now, a petition on the website Change.org is calling for the university's ultimate governing body to bring back the statue of Joe Paterno that stood outside Beaver Stadium from 2001 until it was abruptly removed in July 2012.
Multiple outlets are reporting that U.S. Representatives Charlie Dent (R) (PA-15) , and co-writer Congressman Glenn Thompson (R) (PA-5) have filed a letter to Mark Emmert and the NCAA with a specific focus to restore the 40 scholarships taken from Penn State as included in the July sanctions levied against the university.
About three months after his abuser was sentenced to what essentially equates to life in prison, Victim 6 is suing Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, and The Second Mile in federal court.
As Deadline reported back in September, Al Pacino will play Joe Paterno in a movie surrounding the former Penn State football coach. Now, Deadline is also reporting that the movie will be directed by Brian De Palma, a director who has been in the business for over 40 years.