• Archive for 2012

    O’Brien hopeful NCAA could lessen penalties

    CHICAGO – Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien said again Friday that he believes the hefty NCAA sanctions imposed earlier this week could be lessened in the future. Reiterating what he told team parents in a conference call earlier this week, O’Brien said he believes the four-year bowl ban and the severe reduction in scholarships [...]

    Joyner: ‘It’s our job to get up’ after sanctions

    CHICAGO – Dave Joyner, Penn State’s acting athletic director, is an orthopedic surgeon, so he decided Friday to use his medical background to describe the NCAA sanctions imposed on the school and the football program this week. “It’s like you know you have something going on,” Joyner said, “and you’re waiting for the diagnosis and [...]

    Bielema, Meyer say they won’t recruit PSU players

    CHICAGO – Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema watched Wednesday as Penn State players Michael Mauti and Michael Zordich defended their school and their football program in front of about 30 teammates. Bielema was impressed with their conviction. “We play Penn State the last game of the season,” he said. “But I’m going to be their biggest [...]