The statue of former football coach Joe Paterno was removed from the front of Penn State's football stadium Sunday morning, a symbolic indication of how an icon in the university's rich history had fallen in the wake of his inaction after revelations that his former assistant had sexually abused young boys.

But the more dramatic result in one of the more extreme cases in college football history may come Monday, when the NCAA will announce "corrective and punitive measures" against the university.

The NCAA gave no indication Sunday morning about the details, although at least two media outlets said that college sports' governing body would not issue the so-called death penalty and shut down the football program.