More Penn State Fallout

If anything good came our of the Penn State child abuse scandal, it came from the NCAA.

The sanctions issued against the university allowed current student athletes and recruits to transfer to another program without penalty.  Normally a student athlete wanting to transfer loses a year of eligibility. While a transfer may be good for an athlete, the one-year penalty could devastate a college or professional career.  With all the sanctions against Penn State by the NCAA, the Big Ten and sponsors waiving the tranfer rules was appropriate.

Now the exodus from the football program is beginning.  The most high profile athlete to transfer so far is tailback Silas Redd.  Redd announced he is transferring to USC.  Redd hsa two years of eleigibility left and will be welcomed at USC.

USC is currently on probation and has only 75 scholarships remaining.  Officials at USC say one player maybe academically ineligible and a walk-on player may lose a scholarship to add Redd to the roster.

In addition to Redd, junior tight end Kevin Haplea will transfer to Florida State.

We wish them good luck at their new schools.  More from ESPN