VIDEO: Penn State's football program dealt severe penalties for Jerry Sandusky scandal

Penn State's athletic program in general, and its football program specifically, must pay a large fine, is prohibited from appearing in post-season play for four years, must reduce its scholarships, vacate 13 years of victories and complete a host of other actions, the NCAA announced Monday morning.

The penalties are the latest punishment to be handed down in connection with former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children over a number of years, many of them in Penn State facilities, as well as the cover-up that Penn State's own internal investigation said occurred.

The punishments are unprecedented in that the NCAA announced them based solely on the judgment of President Mark Emmert, without action of its infractions committee, and without conducting its own investigation. The NCAA used the independent Freeh report, commissioned by the university's Board of Trustees, in determining what had happened and what punishment should be handed down.

Penn St Fined $60M, Wins Vacated From '98-'11
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