Today, the NCAA dropped the hammer down on Penn State football, fining the school $60 million and erasing all of Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011. They also implemented a four-year ban on bowl games.

Here are some cartoons weighing in on the decision and the tarnished legacy left behind by Paterno. Do you think the punishments were appropriate, or were they too severe? Comment below, or weigh in on our Facebook page. 

Rob Tornoe / Philadelphia Inquirer (click to view more cartoons by Tornoe)

John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Cole)

JD Crowe / Mobile Press-Register (click to view more cartoons by Crowe)

Joe Heller / Green Bay Press-Gazette (click to view more cartoons by Heller)

John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Cole)