Around the Big Ten

[lineygoblue]

Sandusky should have instructed his lawyers to work out a plea deal.

This stuff is too detailed and graphic to be made up, or some kind of a witch hunt.

Put it like this. If its a "witch hunt", they found him.

[entropy]

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/51536/ranking-the-big-ten-football-facilities

Espn ranks football facilities in the BIG

[entropy]

The NCAA released its latest academic progress rate scores on Wednesday, and as expected, all 12 Big Ten schools fared well enough to avoid any penalties.

Division I teams that score 930 in the APR -- which measures how well teams are retaining their athletes and moving them toward graduation over a four-year period -- can be hit with scholarship reductions, reduced practice time and, in most egregious cases, be banned from postseason. The latest scores go through the 2010-11 school year.

Northwestern and Ohio State recently received public recognition awards from the NCAA for finishing in the top 10 percent of APR scores in football. The Wildcats, in fact, had the highest score in the FBS and tied for the highest among all football teams with Davidson. Ohio State had the fourth-best APR score in the FBS.

Minnesota, which went through a coaching change, came the closest to landing in trouble with a score of 932. Everyone else is pretty safely above the threshold. Only eight teams in the entire FBS fell below the 930 mark in the current scoring period.

Here are the new APR schools for every league team:

Northwestern: 995

Ohio State: 988

Wisconsin: 975

Penn State: 971

Nebraska: 966

Indiana: 964

Purdue: 950

Illinois: 953

Iowa: 949

Michigan State: 943

Michigan: 943

Minnesota: 932

[DennisT]

This must make Ohio the Harvard of Kentucky.

[WM Wolverine]

It means exactly what Washington said, you pretty much have to not show up for class to not pass at Ohio. Unless you're Maurice Clarett, he didn't even have to show up for class.

[hack]

I just love that quote. Not only does he imply cheating, he implies that it's only going on at Ohio.

[WM Wolverine]

Sounds like a quote from someone who won't be in the Pope's circle of trust.

[Dr. Strangelove]

When you finish tied for 10th place with Sparty you look for anything to make you feel good about yourselves.

[lineygoblue]

Yeah, that must be it ...

[Dr. Strangelove]

Congrats. You've managed to convince yourself that there's an explanation as to why OSU finished well ahead of Michigan: we cheat.

Now what's your excuse for the other 8 teams?

[geo weidl]

pryor's tell all book can't come soon enough.

[entropy]

Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of Jerry Sandusky, acknowledged Thursday through his lawyers that he was sexually abused by the former Penn State assistant football coach.

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During the trial, Matt Sandusky contacted us and requested our advice and assistance in arranging a meeting with prosecutors to disclose for the first time in this case that he is a victim of Jerry Sandusky's abuse.
” -- Matt Sandusky's statement through attorneys Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici

The stunning news came on the same day that a jury began deliberating in Jerry Sandusky's highly controversial child sexual abuse trial.

Matt Sandusky said he met with prosecutors this week and was prepared to testify in the trial.

"Matt Sandusky, one of Jerry Sandusky's adopted children, asked us to confirm with you the accuracy of this morning's news reports indicating that he was prepared to testify truthfully as a Commonwealth witness," attorneys Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici said in a statement.

"During the trial, Matt Sandusky contacted us and requested our advice and assistance in arranging a meeting with prosecutors to disclose for the first time in this case that he is a victim of Jerry Sandusky's abuse.

"At Matt's request, we immediately arranged a meeting between him and the prosecutors and investigators. This has been an extremely painful experience for Matt and he has asked us to convey his request that the media respect his privacy. There will be no further comment at this time."

Penn State Scandal

LSU Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is standing trial on accusations of molesting young boys. ESPN.com Topics has full coverage of the scandal and the ongoing trial. Topics Page ?

Matt Sandusky, 33, lived with Jerry and Dottie Sandusky as a foster child before being adopted by the family as an adult, according to The Patriot-News. He had previously denied being abused by his adopted father.

Jerry Sandusky, 68, currently stands accused of 48 counts of child sexual abuse related to 10 boys over 15 years. Jury deliberation after seven days of testimony, some of it graphically describing alleged abuse suffered at the hands of Sandusky, including touching in showers, fondling and in some cases forced oral or anal sex.

Jerry Sandusky, who has repeatedly denied the accusations, did not take the stand in his own defense. He wanted to testify but was overruled by his defense team, his attorney Joe Amendola told ABC News.

Eight young men testified that they were abused by Jerry Sandusky, and jurors also heard about two other alleged victims through other witnesses, including another former coach.

It was the testimony of that coach, then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary, that prompted Penn State trustees to fire longtime coach Joe Paterno and the university's president.

[lineygoblue]

pryor's tell all book can't come soon enough

Just wait until he needs money.

[lineygoblue]

Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of Jerry Sandusky, acknowledged Thursday through his lawyers that he was sexually abused by the former Penn State assistant football coach.

Hopefully the jury will return its guilty verdicts tomorrow, and Sandusky will start serving his prison sentence before the weekend.

[The Oracle]

Just wait until he needs money.

Shouldn't be long.