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It's an unhappy end in Happy Valley.

So one of the questions becomes, what happens to Penn State football and what might the NCAA do about it?

Southern Methodist football received the "Death Penalty" in the 1980s for a booster pay-for-play scheme that led all the way to the governor's office.

"We had a payroll to meet," was the heinous take-away line from that scandal.

USC football was put on major probation because Reggie Bush's parents were set up in a condo in San Diego. Ohio State awaits sentencing because players sold merchandise for tattoos. Miami may be deep-sixed because a rogue booster lavished players with gifts.

"The NCAA is not going to have to do anything," said a BCS official speaking anonymously because of the sensitive nature of the situation. "They can sit back and watch the house burn down."