Rutgers has apologized to Penn State for offensive signs and shirts referencing the Jerry Sandusky 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.
"I would like to apologize equally to the Penn State University fans that were subjected to this classless display that does not represent the ethos of our university, athletic department or fan base," Hermann wrote.
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.
The sign and photos were references to the child-sex-abuse scandal involving Sandusky.
