Athletes stayed silent as other students looked to the future with constructive resolve. Penn State students are sad, mostly quiet, but resolve to improve the school's reputation.

Jimmy Olson was two weeks old when he went to his first Penn State football game. His parents dressed up their baby boy in blue and white, shielded him against the elements and allowed the energy of fall Saturdays to seep in. 

It did. He went to dozens of home games as a little kid, as a junior high school student and as a teen. There was never a doubt where he'd go to college. This summer, at age 18, he finally got to campus as an incoming freshman.

And then this happens. 

Olson was standing in the student union Monday morning when NCAA president Mark Emmert informed him through a huge flat-screen television that most of the wins he celebrated throughout his lifetime no longer count.

Sanctions were handed down for the school's role in covering up former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex crimes, and Olson could have done the math in his head. 

He wasn't even four years old the last time Penn State officially won a football game. Every home game he can remember has now been vacated.

The late Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions iconic coach and Olson's idol, dropped from No. 1 to No. 12 on the all-times wins list.

"I'm furious," Olson said, standing underneath rows of pennants from other Big Ten schools. "JoePa didn't deserve this. So many things are getting wiped away."

There were audible gasps in "The HUB" when the announcement came down, louder with each punishment. Dozens of students cupped their mouths with their hands, shook their heads and in some cases teared up.

"I don't know how you do that," Olson said of the sanctions. "It's ridiculous. It's not a respectable tone. It's a cheap shot."

via Yahoo