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The Penn St. University football program was hit hard by the NCAA on Monday.

Penalties include a $60 million sanction, a four-year football postseason ban, and forfeiture of all wins dating back to 1998.

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Joe Paterno, the former head coach of Penn St. who had the most Division I coaching victories, and the second-most all-time, died early Sunday, at the age of 85, after a short fight with lung cancer.

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Penn State is preparing to turn at least one page in the darkest chapter in school history, as ESPN reports the school has chosen New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as the Nittany Lions’ new head coach.

The official announcement is expected to come Saturday, but sources report that the deal is done and that O’Brien will officially resume his new role as soon as the Patriots season is over.

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Less than 10 days after being fired from a job he held for nearly 46 years, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno revealed Friday he has lung cancer. A statement delivered by son Scott Paterno said the cancer is treatable and doctors expect the coaching legend to make a full recovery.

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In the wake of the ongoing child sex abuse scandal that rocked the Penn State campus, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany announced Monday that the trophy given to the winner of the first-ever Big Ten championship game will no longer bear the name of legendary coach Joe Paterno.

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Some key games are on tap this weekend in the college football world , involving teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.

#3  and unbeaten Stanford will host the sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks, as the Cardinal looks to stay in the running for the BCS title game.

#12 Penn St. will take the field for the first time in 46 years without Joe Paterno having the title of it's head coach, as the Nittany Lions host #19 Nebraska.

In the SEC, head coach Steve Spurrier's #15 South Carolina Gamecocks host the Florida Gators, with South Carolina still hoping to win the SEC East, and Florida still lloking to become bowl-eligible.

Who's going to win these games, and how will all the AP Top 25 teams fare this weekend?

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Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was charged with sexually assaulting eight boys over 15 years. Equally troubling is an allegation that the school reportedly knew about it while it was happening and decided to cover it up rather than report it.

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Who has the best fans in the world of college football?

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19 games involving 20 top-25 teams are on tap this week, for week two of the 2011 college football season, including a match-up pitting #3 Alabama against #23 Penn St.

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Tiger Stadium, the home of the LSU Tigers, in Baton Rouge, was recently named the loudest college football stadium.

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