On Friday, the NCAA announced that they are about to make Joe Paterno the winningest coach in college football history once again. The organization reached an agreement with Penn State that would allow the vacated wins to be restored to the program.
According to ESPN, the school will have 112 wins restored, all but one of which will be credited to Paterno, which will once again put him ahead of Bobby Bowden in all-time wins by a head coach. The wins were originally vacated as part of the punishment that was handed down in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
The deal would also result in a $60 million fine to the university, which would be spent within the state of Pennsylvania to combat child abuse. The deal must still be approved by the NCAA and Penn State boards.
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The NCAA board wanted to stress that this deal is about more than the vacated wins. "While others will focus on the return of wins, our top priority is on protecting, educating and nurturing young people,'' said Harris Pastides, University of South Carolina president and member of the NCAA board.
As part of the new proposal, Penn State must acknowledge that the NCAA acted in good faith. "We acted in good faith in addressing the failures and subsequent improvements on Penn State's campus," said Kirk Schulz, chair of the NCAA board of governors. "We must acknowledge the continued progress of the university while also maintaining our commitment to supporting the survivors of child sexual abuse."
Penn State originally drew harsh penalties after the scandal. In addition to the vacated wins, the program was banned from postseason play and lost scholarships across multiple seasons. The punishments were harsh enough that some wondered if the school would have been better off getting the death penalty for a short time.
Instead, things worked out for Penn State, as they are now set to return to business as usual following the NCAA's decision to essentially undo all of its original punishments.
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