Written by Dan Wismar

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The Big Ten Conference has acted to remove Joe Paterno's name from their league championship trophy. The trophy, which has yet to be awarded to its first recipient, will now be called the "Stagg Championship Trophy", named for Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said:

“We believe that it would be inappropriate to keep Joe Paterno’s name on the trophy at this time. The trophy and its namesake are intended to be celebratory and aspirational, not controversial. We believe that it’s important to keep the focus on the players and the teams that will be competing in the inaugural championship game.”