The NCAA ordered Penn State to sit out the postseason for four years , slashed the number of scholarships it can award .
The NCAA placed football on probation , all of which will make it difficult for the Nittany Lions to compete at the sport 's highest level .
The NCAA ordered Penn State to sit out the postseason for four years , slashed the number of scholarships it can award and placed football on probation , all of which will make it difficult for the Nittany Lions to compete at the sport 's highest level .