STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Hundreds of Penn State students have gathered to celebrate the career of late football coach Joe Paterno and the NCAA’s agreement to restore 112 team victories deducted amid the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
About 300 people gathered Friday night outside the university’s administration building for a subdued rally. The crowd grew to about 500 as it marched to the Beaver Canyon apartment area.
Someone projected a huge photo of Paterno onto the side of an apartment building. Others chanted, ”We are Penn State!”
Many students say they hope Penn State’s new settlement with the NCAA will help it continue to mend its reputation, which was shattered with Sandusky’s 2011 arrest and allegations Paterno and top university officials helped conceal child abuse.
Sandusky is in prison and maintains his innocence.
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