Rutgers Apologizes for Offensive Signs, Shirts at Game Versus Penn State

Rutgers has apologized to Penn State for offensive signs and shirts referencing the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal that some Rutgers fans displayed during a football game between the two schools.

Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann apologized in a statement Monday for the "classless display" that she said does not represent the school's views or its fan base.

Several photos posted on an official Rutgers football Facebook page showed fans wearing T-shirts that read "Beat Ped State." Hermann says the photos were removed when school officials learned about them.

There also was a sign that showed what appeared to be stick figures of a man and boy engaged in a sex act, with "Penn State" emblazoned across the top.

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