Pettit: Punish the guilty but leave Penn State team out of it | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

IN MY VIEW, that it happened to Penn State didn’t make it seem any less damning, only less likely. For years now, the Nitanny Lions have been held up as being all that’s good and pure about college football and no coach — not even Bear Bryant himself — has been so revered as the seemingly indefatigable Joe Paterno.

SMU Mustangs craving return to college football's big stage - ESPN

DALLAS -- Erik Herskind is a jeans-and-cowboy boots Texan who remembers the football glory days at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University.

His senior year, 1986, was the last of seven straight winning seasons for the Mustangs. The next two years, they would play no football after being slapped with the so-called Death Penalty by the NCAA for recidivist cheating.

Zach puts it all on the Line - Sports - Daily Campus - Southern Methodist University

This Sunday marks the start of the season for the SMU football team when they will travel to College Station to take on the Texas A&M Aggies who are currently ranked eighth in the nation.

Halfback Zach Line will lead the charge for the Mustangs.