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The NCAA has hired a 28-year police veteran to lead its football investigations staff.The organization said Wednesday that William Benjamin, currently the deputy chief of police at the Indianapolis Police Department, has been named a director of enforcement with a focus on football. He also played football at San Jose State.Vice president of enforcement Julie Roe Lach says Benjamin will lead a team of football-focused investigators charged with "building knowledge, meaningful contacts and actionable leads to better inform investigations."The job is one of 12 redefined or newly created positions within the NCAA's enforcement department.Benjamin, a former Marine, was most recently deputy chief of the operations and criminal Investigations divisions.Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. [Read the full article] STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Joe Paterno, the Penn State football coach who preached success with honor for half a century but whose legend was shattered by a child sex abuse scandal, said Wednesday he will retire at the end of this season.Paterno said he was "absolutely devastated" by the case, in which his one-time heir apparent, Jerry Sandusky, has been charged with molesting eight boys over 15 years, including at the Penn State football complex.The trustees could still force him to leave immediately. It also could take action against the university president, Graham Spanier.Paterno said the school's Board of Trustees, which had been considering his fate, should "not spend a single minute discussing my status" and has more important matters to address. [Read the full article] STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Joe Paterno, the Penn State football coach who preached success with honor for half a century but whose legend was shattered by a child sex abuse scandal, said Wednesday he will retire at the end of this season.Paterno said he was "absolutely devastated" by the case, in which his one-time heir apparent, Jerry Sandusky, has been charged with molesting eight boys over 15 years, including at the Penn State football complex.The trustees could still force him to leave immediately. It also could take action against the university president, Graham Spanier.Paterno said the school's Board of Trustees, which had been considering his fate, should "not spend a single minute discussing my status" and has more important matters to address. [Read the full article] 
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