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JoePa clashed with disciplinary official

Found November 22, 2011 on FOXSports.com:
PLAYERS: Joe Paterno
TEAMS: Penn State Nittany Lions
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Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno clashed repeatedly with the university's former chief disciplinarian over how harshly to punish players who got into trouble, internal emails suggest, shedding new light on the school's effort to balance its reputation as a magnet for scholar-athletes with the demands of running a nationally dominant football program.
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