LITTLE ROCK — What is the impact on student-athletes?
Any entering or current football student-athlete will be allowed to immediately transfer and compete at the new school. If any football student-athlete wishes to remain at Penn State but not play football, he will retain his scholarship.
Why not the death penalty?
Imposing the death penalty does not address the cultural, systemic and leadership failures at Penn State. Instead, our approach demands that they become an exemplary NCAA member by eradicating the mind-set that led to this tragedy.
If imposed, the death penalty would impact far more student athletes than those at the Penn State program. Indeed, hundreds of student-athletes who are not even Penn State students would be negatively impacted.
Isn’t this basically the death penalty?
The NCAA sanctions on Penn State, taken in sum, far exceed the severity of shutting down a program for a year or two. Our sanctions address the cultural change necessary at Penn State. What some refer to as the death penalty was not severe enough.
What does it mean to be on probation?
Probation is a five-year period in which Penn State may be subject to more severe penalties if it does not adhere to these requirements or it violates NCAA rules in any sport during this period.
Does NCAA have authority to do this?
The Executive Committee acts on behalf of the entire association and implements policies to resolve core issues, pursuant to its authority under the NCAA Constitution and Bylaw Provision 4.1.2(e). The Executive Committee along with the Division I board, a body of presidents representing all of Division I, directed President [Mark] Emmert to examine the circumstances surrounding the Penn State tragedy and, if appropriate, make recommendations regarding punitive and corrective measures.
Why didn’t NCAA do an investigation?
Because Penn State accepted the factual findings of the Freeh Report, which the university itself commissioned, the NCAA determined that traditional investigative and administrative proceedings would be duplicative and unnecessary.
How could NCAA move so quickly?
The Freeh Report findings enabled the NCAA to evaluate appropriate sanctions on an expedited timetable, which benefits current and future university students, faculty and staff.
How did NCAA arrive on fine total?
The NCAA imposed a $60 million penalty on the university, which is equivalent to the average gross annual revenue of the football program.
How does vacation of records work?
All victories are removed from the NCAA’s official records.
Victories attributed to the coach of a team whose penalties are vacated will also be expunged.
Opposing teams are not granted victories.
Sports, Pages 20 on 07/24/2012