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Penn State coach grateful for bowl chance
Penn State Abuse Heal
Penn State head coach James Franklin speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in State College, Pa. Penn State football got out from under the most severe on-field sanctions imposed on it two years ago over the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal, learning Monday that the NCAA will allow it to compete in this year's postseason and that all scholarships will return in 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) - photo by Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — At Penn State, bowl games and packed stadiums under Joe Paterno yielded to scandal, suffering and sanctions at the abuses of Jerry Sandusky. But the Happy Valley faithful and its resolute players who stuck with the program though its bleakest era can finally start to feel whole again. The Penn State fans who lock arms and bellow "We Are" can finish the slogan: Bowl eligible.