Penn State Offers To Rename Beaver Stadium After Joe Paterno, Family Says No

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ESPN.com News Services

Penn State officials, in an attempt to get the family of Joe Paterno to sign away its right to sue the school, offered to rename Beaver Stadium after the late coach, The Patriot-News has reported, citing a source close to the family.

But the family said no.

Paterno had never been keen on the stadium bearing his name, an idea that "has always been a fan-driven matter. It was never important to Joe," the source told the Harrisburg, Pa., newspaper.

But it would still be "a tremendous and humbling honor," the source said. MORE....

NCAA Football Committee Proposes Several New Rules

Ty Halpin, NCAA.com

The NCAA Football Rules Committee, which met Tuesday-Thursday in Charlotte, N.C., has recommended several rules proposals intended to enhance student-athlete safety for the 2012 season. Even though it is a non-rules change year as part of the two-year cycle process, these rule changes can be proposed for immediate implementation because they directly impact student-athlete safety.

“In all of our proposals, we are continuing the annual effort to find ways to make our game safer where we can,” said Scot Dapp, chair of the committee and athletics director at Moravian College. “Without question, these changes will enhance student-athlete safety and we feel very comfortable based on the data we collected that the impact will be significant.” MORE....

USA Today College Football Coaches Final Poll - January 10, 2012 (CBSSports.com)

Rank	Teams	Schedules/Results	Points	Prev
1	Alabama Overall: 12-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/09 defeated LSU 21-0	1475	2
2	LSU Overall: 13-1 Conference: 9-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/09 lost to Alabama 0-21	1404	1
3	Oklahoma State Overall: 12-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Stanford 41-38	1367	3
4	Oregon Overall: 12-2 Conference: 9-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Wisconsin 45-38	1290	5
5	Arkansas Overall: 11-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/06 defeated Kansas State 29-16	1188	7
6	Boise State Overall: 12-1 Conference: 6-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/22 defeated Arizona State 56-24	1162	6
7	Stanford Overall: 11-2 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to Oklahoma State 38-41	1106	4
8	South Carolina Overall: 11-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Nebraska 30-13	1084	9
9	Michigan Overall: 11-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/03 defeated Virginia Tech 23-20	925	12
10	Michigan State Overall: 11-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Georgia 33-30	912	13
11	Wisconsin Overall: 11-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to Oregon 38-45	911	8
12	Baylor Overall: 10-3 Conference: 6-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 defeated Washington 67-56	775	16
13	TCU Overall: 11-2 Conference: 7-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/21 defeated Louisiana Tech 31-24	710	15
14	Houston Overall: 13-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Penn State 30-14	673	17
15	Oklahoma Overall: 10-3 Conference: 6-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/30 defeated Iowa 31-14	610	19
16	Kansas State Overall: 10-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/06 lost to Arkansas 16-29	602	10
17	Virginia Tech Overall: 11-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/03 lost to Michigan 20-23	574	11
18	West Virginia Overall: 10-3 Conference: 5-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/04 defeated Clemson 70-33	554	22
19	Southern Mississippi Overall: 12-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/24 defeated Nevada 24-17	429	21
20	Georgia Overall: 10-4 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to Michigan State 30-33	345	18
21	Cincinnati Overall: 10-3 Conference: 5-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/31 defeated Vanderbilt 31-24	248	24
22	Clemson Overall: 10-4 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/04 lost to West Virginia 33-70	237	14
23	Florida State Overall: 9-4 Conference: 5-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 defeated Notre Dame 18-14	205	25
24	Nebraska Overall: 9-4 Conference: 5-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to South Carolina 13-30	144	20
25	Brigham Young Overall: 10-3 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/30 defeated Tulsa 24-21	79	26
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois (11-3) 36; Missouri (8-5) 33; Texas (8-5) 29; Auburn (8-5) 28; Rutgers (9-4) 11; Penn State (9-4) 10; Texas A&M (7-6) 5; Virginia (8-5) 4; Temple (9-4) 2; Washington (7-6) 2; Arkansas State (10-3) 1; La.-Lafayette (9-4) 1; Ohio (10-4) 1; Florida (7-6) 1; Mississippi State (7-6) 1; Notre Dame (8-5) 1

Associated Press College Football Final Poll - January 10, 2012 (CBSSports.com)

Rank	Teams	Schedules/Results	Points	Prev
1	Alabama Overall: 12-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/09 defeated LSU 21-0	1495	2
2	LSU Overall: 13-1 Conference: 9-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/09 lost to Alabama 0-21	1425	1
3	Oklahoma State Overall: 12-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Stanford 41-38	1399	3
4	Oregon Overall: 12-2 Conference: 9-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Wisconsin 45-38	1250	6
5	Arkansas Overall: 11-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/06 defeated Kansas State 29-16	1198	7
6	Southern California Overall: 10-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		1181	5
7	Stanford Overall: 11-2 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to Oklahoma State 38-41	1167	4
8	Boise State Overall: 12-1 Conference: 6-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/22 defeated Arizona State 56-24	1127	8
9	South Carolina Overall: 11-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Nebraska 30-13	1013	10
10	Wisconsin Overall: 11-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to Oregon 38-45	905	9
11	Michigan State Overall: 11-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Georgia 33-30	873	12
12	Michigan Overall: 11-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/03 defeated Virginia Tech 23-20	839	13
13	Baylor Overall: 10-3 Conference: 6-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 defeated Washington 67-56	780	15
14	TCU Overall: 11-2 Conference: 7-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/21 defeated Louisiana Tech 31-24	653	16
15	Kansas State Overall: 10-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/06 lost to Arkansas 16-29	621	11
16	Oklahoma Overall: 10-3 Conference: 6-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/30 defeated Iowa 31-14	572	19
17	West Virginia Overall: 10-3 Conference: 5-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/04 defeated Clemson 70-33	547	23
18	Houston Overall: 13-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 defeated Penn State 30-14	518	20
19	Georgia Overall: 10-4 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to Michigan State 30-33	439	18
20	Southern Mississippi Overall: 12-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/24 defeated Nevada 24-17	411	22
21	Virginia Tech Overall: 11-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/03 lost to Michigan 20-23	329	17
22	Clemson Overall: 10-4 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/04 lost to West Virginia 33-70	188	14
23	Florida State Overall: 9-4 Conference: 5-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 defeated Notre Dame 18-14	154	25
24	Nebraska Overall: 9-4 Conference: 5-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	01/02 lost to South Carolina 13-30	143	21
25	Cincinnati Overall: 10-3 Conference: 5-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/31 defeated Vanderbilt 31-24	103	27
Others Receiving Votes: Brigham Young (10-3) 51; Auburn (8-5) 40; Northern Illinois (11-3) 33; Missouri (8-5) 23; Texas (8-5) 15; Rutgers (9-4) 3; Penn State (9-4) 2; North Dakota State (14-1) 2; Virginia (8-5) 1