Gov. Tom Corbett is on a three day kayaking trip to promote the outdoors. But during a stop along the Stonycreek River in Somerset County Tuesday, most people wanted to talk about Penn State.

On Monday the NCAA imposed it's sanctions against Penn State. They include a four-year ban on post season play, the erasure of 14 years of Joe Paterno's victories and a $60 million fine to the football program.

In a statement Monday, Corbett blamed the appalling actions of a few people for receiving such harsh sanctions and damaging the university's reputation. He said he wants Penn State to make assurances to the people of Pennsylvania that they won't spend any tax funded dollars to pay that fine. That includes all monies the university receives in their budget from the state this year, next year and any monies left over from years past.

6 News met up with the governnor Tuesday to ask him if there's anything he can to do ensure that won't happen.

"I can certainly have some conversations with them," said Corbett. "One of the things that would be helpful, is to get the legislation through that we've been talking about for a while: the Right to Know Act, and have it apply to the university particularly when it comes to spending monies like this."

In an interview last week, Corbett had said imposing the death penalty would have brought a huge economic hit to the region. Now he said the university must accept the sanctions brought against them. He admitted Penn State is more than football, and said he's confident the university will be able to regain its reputation as a world-class institution.