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NCAA to restore Penn State football scholarships
Penn State Abuse Foot Heal
FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2013, file photo, the Penn State football team runs onto the field at Beaver Stadium before an NCAA college football game against UCF in State College, Pa. Penn State will gradually get back football scholarships taken away over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, the NCAA announced Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, crediting the university for making significant improvements to its athletics programs. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) - photo by Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State will gradually get back football scholarships taken away over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, the NCAA announced Tuesday, crediting the university for making significant improvements to its athletics programs. Five scholarships will be restored next year and 15 more will be phased in until the school reaches the limit of 85 in 2016-17, a season earlier than the school had agreed to, college sports' governing body said. The NCAA said the unanimous decision by its executive committee was based on the recommendation of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, who has been serving as Penn State's athletics integrity monitor.