JUDGE TAKES ISSUE WITH NCAA’S $60M PENALTY AGAINST PSU – ATHLETIC BUSINESS

“In an opinion upholding a state law that seeks to ensure that the funds go to programs in Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Court Judge Anne E. Covey wrote that there were “many discrepancies” between the NCAA’s constitution and its July 2012 agreement with Penn State on the sanctions. She also argued that the penalties unfairly affected people who had nothing to do with Sandusky’s crimes.

“Student athletes, trainers, coaches, administrators, and support personnel who had excelled in their jobs through hard work, practice, commitment, teamwork, sportsmanship, excellence, and perseverance were told none of that mattered,” Covey wrote.”

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