im suggesting shutting down ONLY the athletic dept. with zero effect on the academic depts., allow the kids on the team right now to transfer their scholarships to other schools if they want them but the football program and everyone involved with it needs to go.
...may not be the NCAA, the U.S. Department of Education, or the Attorney General's office. It could be the Middle States Commission on Higher Education...PSU's accrediting agency.
If Auburn can have its accreditation put on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, due in no small part to a couple of trustees flying to Louisville in the dead of night to interview Bobby Petrino, you can be certain that the Middle States Commission absolutely can make life miserable for Penn State officials if they choose to.
If it becomes known that, at the highest levels, the Penn State administration knew that they were harboring a serial child molester for many years, they will have made a complete mockery of "Standard 6...Integrity" of the Middle States Commission's Accreditation Standards.