penn state in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal. yesterday morning before dawn, construction crews under the orders of penn state's president, began removing the iconic statute of coach joe paterno who died six months ago. until a report found that top university officials including coach paterno were involved in covering up sex abuse allegations against former defensive coach jerry sandusky for a decade. the ncaa says the punishment will be corrective and punitive. a source who spoke with "the new york times" says it would include a stiff financial penalty, a number of lost scholarships, a postseason bowl ban, and the freedom for penn state football players to transfer to other schools. also, the paterno family was not happy about the statute coming down, saying in a statement, tearing down the statute of joe paterno does not serve the victims of jerry sandusky's horrible crimes or help heal the