On Friday, Pennsylvania State Senator Jake Corman, who represents the 34th district that includes State College, announced that he is suing the NCAA to prevent the organization from using Penn State's $60 million fine outside of the state lines.
Love him or hate him, by now you've probably heard of the talk radio host turned documentary filmmaker John Ziegler. Over the past year, Ziegler has taken a special interest in the media coverage at Penn State, creating the website www.FramingPaterno.com and the mini-movie "The Framing of Joe Paterno" aimed at exonerating the former coach. I was able to ask the iconoclast 10 questions about Penn State and dinosaurs.
In response to the lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett this morning, the NCAA has released a statement criticizing the decision by Corbett.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced a wide sweeping anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA Wednesday morning at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's campus aimed at eliminating all of the NCAA sanctions against Penn State.
The family of the late Joe Paterno issued a statement this morning prior to Governor Tom Corbett's press conference at the Nittany Lion Inn. Within the statement, they praise Corbett's decision to file a lawsuit against the NCAA and claim that the family review of the Freeh Report is nearing completion.
The State of Pennsylvania is preparing to sue the NCAA, according to Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated. Although the lawsuit comes on the heels of the historic NCAA penalties levied in July, Penn State is believed not to be involved. One University official claims that “Penn State has no involvement in this suit,” per the report.