I don't know why you are asking this. Are you claiming that PSU incurred a gain of athletic talent because of these crimes, as they would in wrongful recruiting? Does the NCAA have a death-penalty provision for this type of crime? if not, are you advocating an ex-post facto action? The action rests with the NCAA, they can do whatever they want. You see, I'm not a believer in the punishment from association actions that are so popular with the Democrats and trial lawyers.
I strongly believe that the police better do their job and punish the persons who were involved in the crimes. Our society needs that. The NCAA will do what benefits them - nothing more. Just watch what comes out of this and see if I'm right.
I think Penn State players should be able to transfer without restrictions....plus bring in an entirely new coaching staff...and on top of that try to recruit players.....it would literally be what Marshall University faced after the plane crash.
No, but PSU probably prevented a loss of athletic talent. If the acting defensive coordinator at Penn State had been removed in 1998 for molesting boys, or arrested in 2000 for orally sodomizing a boy in the football showers, or arrested in 2002 with the former acts becoming public, it likely would have affected PSU's recruting.
But not as much as this is going to do.
So if you see any loss in recruiting athletic talent by PSU over the next few years, just imagine something like that would have happened with the arrest of Sandusky, but on a smaller scale in 2002, and a much smaller scale in 2000, and a much, much smaller scale in 1998.