The outline of part of the famed statue of former …

Photo by Associated Press | published: July 24, 2012

The outline of part of the famed statue of former coach Joe Paterno is visible following its removal Sunday, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach. Penn State woes continued on Monday when the NCAA leveled severe sanctions against the storied football program in the aftermath of child sex-abuse scandal and conviction of retired football assistant Jerry Sandusky.