Paterno estate to sue NCAA


AP: A lawsuit planned by the family of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno seeks to overturn the NCAA’s anctions against the football program for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

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AP: A lawsuit planned by the family of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno seeks to overturn the NCAA’s anctions against the football program for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

The 40-page suit to be filed Thursday will name as defendants the NCAA and its president, Mark Emmert, and Oregon State President Edward Ray, who was chair of the NCAA’s executive committee, according to a statement released by attorney Wick Sollers and other family representatives late Wednesday night.

 

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