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Joe Paterno’s family suing Penn State, NCAA to restore wins

By Patrick Schmidt

Nov 17, 2012; University Park, PA, USA; General view of a sign in the location where the statue of former Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno once stood prior to the game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 17, 2012; University Park, PA, USA; General view of a sign in the location where the statue of former Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno once stood prior to the game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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The big news coming from the NCAA on Monday afternoon lifting the postseason ban at Penn State and giving the Nittany Lions a full allotment of scholarships for the 2015 season will not stop the Paterno family from stopping their lawsuit against the NCAA and the university.

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Scott Paterno said a family lawsuit against the NCAA and Penn State will continue despite the NCAA’s most recent reduction in sanctions, according to ESPN college football insider Joe Schad.

The Paterno family expressed their happiness for the program and the university, especially the coaches and players who were punished for the crimes and mistakes of others. However, the Paterno is focused on getting the full truth to come out and remains hopeful that Joe Paterno could have some of his wins restored.

He was the all-time winningest coach in FBS history before the sanctions wiped out 112 wins from 1998-2011.

Paterno has a point when he says he wants to find out the full truth and that’s all well and good because he has had to see his late father accused of covering up the sexual crimes of his former assistant Jerry Sandusky and made to look worse than the abuser.

However, asking for his wins to be restored should be the last of his concerns.

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