By Steven Petrella STATE COLLEGE — Had Gene Corrigan or Cedric Dempsey been president of the NCAA when Jerry Sandusky was arrested and convicted for child abuse, they said the case would have been handled differently. Corrigan and Dempsey, both former presidents of the NCAA, college athletics’ governing body, said Wednesday night they believed the [...]
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October 3rd, 2012
Former presidents: NCAA acted too quickly
Posted in Penn State football 
Tags: Cedric Dempsey, Gene Corrigan, Jerry Sandusky, Mark Emmert, NCAA, Scott Kretchmar 
Comments OffAugust 15th, 2012
Oregon State president: NCAA didn’t threaten Penn State with death penalty
Oregon State president Ed Ray, president of the NCAA’s executive committee, has told at least two publications that the committee never threatened Penn State with a four-year death penalty. Ray’s comments to The Oregonian and to ESPN contradict what NCAA president Mark Emmert and Penn State president Rodney Erickson have said since Emmert announced the [...]
Posted in Penn State football Tags: death penalty, Ed Ray, Gene Marsh, Mark Emmert, NCAA, Oregon State, Penn State, Rodney Erickson Comments OffAugust 15th, 2012
Justin Brown receives death threats
Former Penn State wide receiver Justin Brown said he’s received death threats over his decision to transfer to Oklahoma. Brown, a senior from Wilmington, Del., was expected to be the top returning receiver for the Nittany Lions and a focal point of their offense. But after the NCAA imposed crippling sanctions in the wake of [...]
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