Penn State AD Condemns '409' Decals, Then Apologizes

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Penn State's hockey team wore these '409' decals on Friday. Image via @MattyNest on Twitter.
Penn State's hockey team wore these '409' decals on Friday. Image via @MattyNest on Twitter.

On Friday, the NCAA agreed to restructure the sanctions on Penn State University and restore 111 victories it had stripped from Joe Paterno's record in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal.

Restoring those 111 victories gave Paterno 409 career wins again, more than any college football coach in history. Many Penn State supporters rejoiced. Among those celebrating the decision was the school's hockey team whose players marked the occasion by adding 409 decals onto their helmets.

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