Argumentative Essay: Penn State Vs. NCAA
Anisha Watkins
Professor Kaitany
Writing 150-32
13 February 2013
Penn State vs. NCAA Are you a college football fan? If not you’re just like me, I could care less about any form of football. Even though I’m not a fan of football the Pennsylvania State University scandal caught my attention. In 2011 former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with 52 counts of child molestation with at least eight different young boys. Even though Sandusky was retired in 2011 he still had an office on campus because he funded the Second Mile program, a nonprofit charity that helps underprivileged youth; the program was where Jerry got most of his victims. In June of 2012 Jerry Sandusky was arrested and eventually sentenced to 30-60 years in prison. Investigators said that the molestation started in 1994 and ended in 2009. The president of Penn State, Graham Spainer and head football coach Joe Paterno were fired because they knew what …show more content…
Pennsylvania State University is facing several civil lawsuits from the victims of Jerry Sandusky. The University as a whole is put to shame and will be talked about for decades (forde). If the NCAA was to get involved and banned the football program they would be punishing innocent people. Pennsylvania State has not been left off the hook. The NCAA has already made Penn State pay a $60 million fine and caused the University to lose scholarships and grants. Pennsylvania State will always have a bad name and a bad reputation. It wouldn’t be fair to the players, students, fans or family members. They lost their head coach that has been there for over 4 decades and they will be looked at different just because they are from Penn State. Isn’t that enough punishment? The NCAA should not be involved with the Jerry Sandusky Scandal because it is a criminal act which has already been handled by the court of
Professor Kaitany
Writing 150-32
13 February 2013
Penn State vs. NCAA Are you a college football fan? If not you’re just like me, I could care less about any form of football. Even though I’m not a fan of football the Pennsylvania State University scandal caught my attention. In 2011 former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with 52 counts of child molestation with at least eight different young boys. Even though Sandusky was retired in 2011 he still had an office on campus because he funded the Second Mile program, a nonprofit charity that helps underprivileged youth; the program was where Jerry got most of his victims. In June of 2012 Jerry Sandusky was arrested and eventually sentenced to 30-60 years in prison. Investigators said that the molestation started in 1994 and ended in 2009. The president of Penn State, Graham Spainer and head football coach Joe Paterno were fired because they knew what …show more content…
Pennsylvania State University is facing several civil lawsuits from the victims of Jerry Sandusky. The University as a whole is put to shame and will be talked about for decades (forde). If the NCAA was to get involved and banned the football program they would be punishing innocent people. Pennsylvania State has not been left off the hook. The NCAA has already made Penn State pay a $60 million fine and caused the University to lose scholarships and grants. Pennsylvania State will always have a bad name and a bad reputation. It wouldn’t be fair to the players, students, fans or family members. They lost their head coach that has been there for over 4 decades and they will be looked at different just because they are from Penn State. Isn’t that enough punishment? The NCAA should not be involved with the Jerry Sandusky Scandal because it is a criminal act which has already been handled by the court of