Penn State football program’s fate unknown

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: In the face of potentially severe and unprecedented NCAA sanctions, Penn State University president Rodney Erickson says he has not yet considered suspending the school’s storied football program in response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Still, Mr. Erickson acknowledged that “some sort of action” is expected from the athletic association, which has been conducting its own review of the university’s missteps in responding to the allegations against Mr. Sandusky…

A decision on whether the seven-foot-high bronze statue honoring Mr. Paterno should be removed from its spot next to Beaver Stadium is coming within seven to 10 days, he said…  (more)

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