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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)

Scandal puts Joe Paterno's rule in spotlight

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A Penn State administrator responsible for overseeing student discipline said former coach Joe Paterno did not have the authority to change his office's decisions when football players were sanctioned.

Joe Puzycki said Tuesday night in an email to The Associated Press that "we adjudicated athlete cases the same as we did any other student" -- though Paterno was vocal in sharing his opinions.

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