Twitter rant suspension
ESPN suspends Olbermann for one week following his Twitter exchange with Penn State students regarding a story about a Penn State charity event that raised more than $13 million to help support children fighting pediatric cancer. Olbermann later apologizes for his posts via Twitter. ESPN:
It was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the views of ESPN. We have discussed it with Keith, who recognizes he was wrong. ESPN and Keith have agreed that he will not host his show for the remainder of this week and will return on Monday. The annual tradition of THON [the fundraising event] and the efforts of the students of Penn State to fight pediatric cancer should be applauded.
@lisaadeleon …Pitiful
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 23, 2015
.@dave_seidel No, Son. I said PSU students were pitiful. Had nothing to do with fundraising #AlsoPSUReadingComprehensionAppearsToBeWeak
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 23, 2015
.@dave_seidel Again – get your $ back – you didn't learn how to read. PSU students are pitiful because they're PSU students – period.
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 23, 2015
I apologize for the PSU tweets. I was stupid and childish and way less mature than the students there who did such a great fundraising job.
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 24, 2015
Eligible for post season play
0 CommentsThe NCAA announces that the Penn State football program is now eligible for post season play, effective immediately, and will have all 85 scholarships restored next season. The decision is based on a report by George Mitchell, Penn State’s external athletic integrity monitor. Mitchell’s recommendation:
First, I recommend that the NCAA restore Penn State’s bowl eligibility for the 2014-15 football season. Second, I recommend that the NCAA restore Penn State’s football grants-in-aid to the maximum number permitted under NCAA regulations (25 for one year, not to exceed 85 in total) for the 2015-16 football season. Finally, the AIA set the term of the Monitorship at five years, but left open the opportunity to recommend that the term be shortened. Should Penn State continue its current course of progress during this upcoming third year, I will in my next annual report consider recommending that the NCAA and Big Ten Conference conclude the Monitorship substantially earlier than scheduled.