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Penn State has released a document detailing the agreement with former FBI director Louis Freeh to investigate the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a review that cost the school about $8.1 million, bringing the total costs to $41 million.

Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's bid for a new trial on child sex abuse charges was rejected by a Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday.

Penn State's former coach Joe Paterno congratulated the man who is succeeding him to permanently head the school's embattled football program. New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien is filling the spot held for decades by the iconic Paterno, let go by the school last fall amid a scandal over alleged child sex abuse by a former coach.

The Nebraska and Penn State players gathered at midfield before the game, kneeling together for a long moment in a quiet stadium.

Penn State's board of trustees vowed Friday to restore "public trust in the university" and created a special committee to investigate the sex abuse scandal that has rocked the campus and community.

Paterno, 84, and school President Graham Spanier are removed by Penn State's Board of Trustees in a unanimous decision. Paterno earlier said he would retire at the end of the season, his 46th as head coach.