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Mon, Jul 23 2012 08:26:45

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Players React to NCAA Sanctions

At 9 a.m. today, NCAA president Mark Emmert announced sanctions against Penn State in the wake of the release of the Freeh report, including a $60 million fine, 4-year bowl ban, reduction of scholarships, and wins from 1998-2011 set to be vacated. Here's how football players responded on Twitter.

  1. Former players sounded off on the sanctions:
  2. Evan_Royster
    Evan Royster@Evan_Royster
    ah crap... so i lost every college football game i ever played in?
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:12:42
  3. CaptainClark17
    Daryll Clark@CaptainClark17
    This is beyond sad man...
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:18:20
  4. _numba50
    50_to_61Pannell @_numba50
    This just blows my mind
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:35:40
  5. QuinnBarham67
    Quinn Barham@QuinnBarham67
    I can only imagine what the current players are going through. Tough decisions to make.
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:41:59
  6. TommyGolarz39
    Tom Golarz@TommyGolarz39
    So I went 0-53 in college? My big ten championship rings say different.
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:42:44
  7. dmoye6
    Derek Moye@dmoye6
    They can take away whatever games they want to, I know I was apart of win 400 409 and all the other games WE won while at PSU
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 07:29:26
  8. ...as did current players, who -- in accordance with the announced NCAA sanctions -- will technically be free to transfer if they so desire.
  9. Mike_Wallz
    Mr. Wallace@Mike_Wallz
    The only thing I can do is what I have control of. Right now that is killin this morning lift #LetsWork
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 02:40:40
  10. ThaniBoy70
    Nate Cadogan@ThaniBoy70
    Psu vs the world!!! Day 1
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 05:39:17
  11. KLucas26
    Kyle Lucas@KLucas26
    Wow.
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:18:15
  12. Scores_in_Fours
    Emery Etter@Scores_in_Fours
    so I've lost every game I've played in... HA yeah right.
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:21:11
  13. GarryGilliam89
    Garry Gilliam ™@GarryGilliam89
    And I stand by my statement yesterday... I'm not going anywhere, Penn State forever! #WeAre
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:32:20
  14. FamOvEverythin
    DaQuan Jones@FamOvEverythin
    I know what games we won and so doesn't the teams we spanked
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:34:13
  15. YvesSaintLaBeng
    Ohene@YvesSaintLaBeng
    Smdh
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:36:31
  16. 12_darKnight
    Stephon Morris@12_darKnight
    I'm not going anywhere We Are Penn State forever. That's final!! Love this University, more important I bleed Blue & White!!
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:45:48
  17. Recruits also tweeted following the announcement, though their messages were a bit more cryptic than those of the former and current players.
  18. AdamBreneman87
    Adam Breneman@AdamBreneman87
    We will not be making any comments regarding Penn State or Adam's recruitment at this time. Thank you. -Brian Breneman
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 06:18:55
  19. RDPSU_21
    Ross Douglas@RDPSU_21
    One of the roughest days of my life and it just started.
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 07:06:43
  20. DorianJ64
    Dorian Johnson @DorianJ64
    If you plan on calling me/texting me about this today...STILL NO COMMENT.
    Mon, Jul 23 2012 07:32:13

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