It's 2015 and Jerry Sandusky is rotting away in prison, so it's hard for me to get worked up over this seeing as the last agreement was a bit, uh, unorthodox, but here's the skinny on the NCAA's new agreement with Penn State:
- Penn State agrees to commit a total of $60 million to activities and programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse and the treatment of victims of child sexual abuse.
- Penn State acknowledges the NCAA's legitimate and good faith interest and concern regarding the Jerry Sandusky matter.
- Penn State and the NCAA will enter into a new Athletics Integrity Agreement that (with concurrence of the Big Ten) includes best practices with which the university is committed to comply and that provides for the university to continue to retain the services of Sen. George Mitchell and his firm to support the university's activities under the Athletics Integrity Agreement and in the areas of compliance, ethics and integrity.
Yes, Joe Paterno's victories are back, baby! While I have no love in my heart for Joe Paterno or the JoeBots, I am happy for the (five) sensible Penn State fans who (all) had nothing to do with Jerry Sandusky's horrors, as well as the former players who toiled in those reinstated games.
I guess this means Joe Paterno is back to being the winningest coach in the sport; that is until Ohio warlord Urban Meyer eventually shatters his mark in 2037.
