[Lakeshark]

Part of the punishment was that Penn State players could immediately go elsewhere without penalty, or choose to not play football at Penn State yet still receive their scholarship.

[Colofornian]

Part of the punishment was that Penn State players could immediately go elsewhere without penalty..."

The Penn State board of trustees should immediately establish the same policy for all students academically...that they transfer minus financial penalty...Just as Penn State will become less competitive athletically, the scandal has likewise seriously devalued a Penn State degree {as in "yard sale" value}...students risk staying at their own reputation-by-association