Governor Tom Corbett and the state of Pennsylvania have sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over sanctions it issued against Penn State University and its football program in response to the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.
At a press conference Wednesday in State College, Corbett told reporters the federal antitrust action would address what he called “unlawful and overreaching” sanctions issued to the university, which the lawsuit said would weaken an “important economic engine” for the state in Penn State football, affecting Pennsylvanians along the way.
