Penn State will still have a large TV presence
Penn State was hit with a ton of penalties by the NCAA for its role in covering up the actions of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who was found guilty of molesting children.
Besides a $60-million fine and a four-year ban from bowl games, the school also had all of its wins from 1998 -- the year when Sandusky was first accused of wrongdoing -- through 2011 taken off the books.
But the NCAA did not ban Penn State from television. Therefore, Penn will maintain a regular presence on TV even if its games will be relatively meaningless.
Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN and ABC as well as the Big Ten Network, which is the cable channel of the conference Penn State played in, will continue to carry Nittany Lions football next season.
It is unclear whether Penn State will continue to draw a national following in the wake of the Sandusky scandal or if advertisers will want to steer clear of those games.
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