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We all know about the Jerry Sandusky abuse that occurred and the PSU's administrations attempt to cover it up. Many people believe the NCAA should give the Penn State football program the death penalty. Many believe Penn State should get rid of its football program all together. For now, lets stick to the NCAA DP. In order to receive the Death Penalty, a program must violate the repeat violator rule. If the program has committed 2 major violations within a 5 year period.

3 Reasons why Penn State Football deserves the Death Penalty:
1. Crimes were committed in the football facilities
2. Football employees were involved. Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, and Mike McQueary were all football employees when the abuse and cover up occurred.
3. The crimes committed were far worse than any NCAA violation.

3 Reasons why Penn State Football shouldn't receive the Death Penalty:
1. Technicalities: technically, PSU didn't commit 2 major NCAA violations during this span. The NCAA hasn't hit them with a major violation in the last 5 years either. All the evidence the NCAA collects and possibly uses for a violation will fall under 1 violation.
2. Penn State football is cleaning house: there are only 2 coaches left on PSU's staff from last year, Larry Johnson and Ron Vanderlinden.
3. Penn State needs the money for upcoming civil suits.

Precedent to this case: 2003 Baylor Basketball- basketball player Patrick Dennehy was murdered by teammate Carlton Dotson; then-coach Dave Bliss was fired for allegations that he had made improper financial payments to players and planned to cover it by characterizing Dennehy as a drug dealer.

Should Penn State football get the Death Penalty? Should they receive any punishment from the NCAA?