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"&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_s7mzn90q\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"072512_penn_state_espn_launch\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/25/072512-penn-state-espn-launch-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Penn State&lt;/strong&gt; football coach &lt;strong&gt;Bill O'Brien&lt;/strong&gt; says he's fighting to keep his team together after the unprecedented &lt;strong&gt;NCAA&lt;/strong&gt; sanctions ... and claims some universities are playing dirty to get his players.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O'Brien, who has the unenviable task of cleaning up &lt;strong&gt;Joe Paterno&lt;/strong&gt;'s mess, was on &lt;strong&gt;\"Mike and Mike in the Morning\"&lt;/strong&gt; to react to&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/23/penn-state-sanctions-ncaa-football-jerry-sandusky-punishment-fines-ban/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; the NCAA rulings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; -- $60 million fine, vacating 111 wins, 4-year bowl ban, and loss of scholarships. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O'Brien said the hardest part of the punishment is \"the fact the NCAA said these guys [Penn State football players] can transfer without penalty.\" O'Brien added ... he's met with the team and believes most of his players are staying at PSU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for the players who&amp;#160;are leaving for other schools -- O'Brien said, \"I respect the coaching profession, but a lot of coaches ... they have recruited our players without the courtesy of calling me.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O'Brien was not specific about which teams skirted him to get to his players. PSU's star running back Silas Redd is reportedly considering a jump to USC. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O'Brien said he plans to attract future recruits by \"talking to them about the degree from PSU. They have to understand to have a PSU degree in their back pocket is a big deal.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O'Brien added ... the sanctions are harsh, but ... \"It is what it is.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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