Square Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Five Ohio State football players, including quarterback Terrelle Pryor, must sit out the first five games of the 2011 season for accepting improper benefits, the NCAA ruled Thursday. A sixth football player must sit out the first game in 2011 for receiving discounted services in violation of NCAA rules. All of the players be eligible for the Jan. 4 Allstate Sugar Bowl, however. Five players were found to have sold awards, gifts and university apparel, plus receive improper benefits in 2009. In addition to missing five games next season, Pryor, Mike Adams, Daniel Herron, Devier Posey and Solomon Thomas must repay money and benefits ranging in value from $1,000 to $2,500. The repayments must be made to a charity. Jordan Whiting must sit out the first game next year and pay $150 to a charity for the value of services that were discounted because of his status as a student-athlete. The NCAA announced the suspensions Thursday, shortly before Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and coach Jim Tressel were to meet with reporters to discuss the university's investigation of players trading autographs for tattoos. Adams must repay $1,000 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring and Herron must repay $1,150 for selling his football jersey, pants and shoes for $1,000 and receiving discounted services worth $150. Posey must repay $1,250 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,200 and receiving discounted services worth $50, while Pryor must repay $2,500 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring, a 2009 Fiesta Bowl sportsmanship award and his 2008 Gold Pants, a gift from the university. Solomon must repay $1,505 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,000, his 2008 Gold Pants for $350 and receiving discounted services worth $155. "These are significant penalties based on findings and information provided by the university," Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs, said in a statement released by the NCAA. The players are eligible for the bowl game because the NCAA determined they did not receive adequate rules education during the time period the violations occurred, Lennon said. "We were not as explicit with our student-athlete education as we should have been in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 academic years regarding the sale of apparel, awards and gifts issued by the athletics department," Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said in a statement. "We began to significantly improve our education in November of 2009 to address these issues. After going through this experience, we will further enhance our education for all our student-athletes as we move forward." Pryor, Herron and Posey are all eligible for the NFL draft in 2011. Ohio State has been investigating allegations that several football players traded autographs for tattoos. Rumors first surfaced last Saturday. Athletic department officials, including Smith and Ohio State's compliance director had refrained from addressing the allegations. On Twitter on Wednesday night, Pryor posted, "I paid for my tattoos. GoBucks" Pryor's high school coach, Ray Reitz, told ESPN's Joe Schad that said Pryor sold items because "he wanted to help his mother." "It was about family," Reitz said. "Sometimes when you're young you don't realize the ramifications." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 You know LSU's Coach Miles will be happy to redirect the media attention to Ohio State. Not really sure what to think about this situation. I know you have to punish the kids when they get caught, but that has to a pretty common thing that goes on with CF players. I know one kid who was on the LSU 2003 BCS NC team who didn't get a ring because he was caught selling his BCS NC football tickets. Hard to fault a kid for trying to make a buck (pardon the pun) while attending school since they really don't have time for a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) You know LSU's Coach Miles will be happy to redirect the media attention to Ohio State. Not really sure what to think about this situation. I know you have to punish the kids when they get caught, but that has to a pretty common thing that goes on with CF players. I know one kid who was on the LSU 2003 BCS NC team who didn't get a ring because he was caught selling his BCS NC football tickets. Hard to fault a kid for trying to make a buck (pardon the pun) while attending school since they really don't have time for a job. and the NCAA does not allow them to have a job. but the facts are facts and these rules have been in place for a while. primadonna's, all of them. i hope they all go pro. screw them. enter braxton miller, exit pryor. build for 2012 and move on. ETA, and if you dont hold your championship rings and gold pants in high reverance than I dont want ya. have fun trying to be a WR in the NFL terrell. Edited December 23, 2010 by Cameltosis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glabra Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 No justificaton for the stupidity. But so we're clear, selling that stuff is not illegal per se, but the NCAA frowns upon it because of what allowing these things to be sold could lead to (back channels for boosters to funnel money to players by paying $20K for a jersey). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Slavemaster cracking the whip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddyman Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Slavemaster cracking the whip. yeah that's it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 No justificaton for the stupidity. But so we're clear, selling that stuff is not illegal per se, but the NCAA frowns upon it because of what allowing these things to be sold could lead to (back channels for boosters to funnel money to players by paying $20K for a jersey). I am not justifying their actions, they knew and broke the rules. And I get that this is the reason behind the rule. But it is a really dumb rule and it doesnt stop the same boosters from paying $20K for, oh I dont know, a couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glabra Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I am not justifying their actions, they knew and broke the rules. And I get that this is the reason behind the rule. But it is a really dumb rule and it doesnt stop the same boosters from paying $20K for, oh I dont know, a couch. true, as long as they got fair market value for their stuff, it shouldn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrocks Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 And yet we have a case where a player's father admits to soliciting money from a athletic department for his son's playing services.... and said player remains eligible. Move along, nothing to see here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 And yet we have a case where a player's father admits to soliciting money from a athletic department for his son's playing services.... and said player remains eligible. Move along, nothing to see here.... All the while, Dez Bryant didn't break any rules, he just lied about dinner and was suspended for the rest the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrocks Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 2010 has been a terrible year for the NCAA and it's rep.... first the elgibility issues with UNC players, then Dareus, then Newton, now this OSU fiasco. And how is it these players are suspended for games in the 2011 season for infractions committed this year? Should they not be ineligible immediately? Oh, I forgot.... don't want to piss off ESPN/ABC and the various BCS bowl sponsors. Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 (edited) Tressel leaving Ohio state? http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/daily-chic...ohio-state.html ETA: 375 violations in 10 years?? That's freaking 3 a month for an entire decade! Edited December 26, 2010 by myhousekey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 they gotta revamp this chit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Tressel leaving Ohio state? http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/daily-chic...ohio-state.html ETA: 375 violations in 10 years?? That's freaking 3 a month for an entire decade! Must be true here's another link http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2010/12...l-begin-serving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tazinib1 Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 About time they got caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I know you have to punish the kids when they get caught, but that has to a pretty common thing that goes on with CF players. And....? It's common so let's look the other way or let them off lightly? ?? Yeah that's what we need more of in sports. I know one kid who was on the LSU 2003 BCS NC team who didn't get a ring because he was caught selling his BCS NC football tickets. Hard to fault a kid for trying to make a buck Actually it's quite easy, in fact a no-brainer. f these aholes. This is shocking coming from OSU though. Well Southern teams can't have all the fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacosud Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I think pot should be legal for many reasons, but it's not. ( I don't smoke either) These guys knew better and I don't think OSU should appeal anything. To say it's a dumb rule and should be changed is one thing, however it is against the rules and there for they deserve to sit the full 5 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glabra Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I think pot should be legal for many reasons, but it's not. ( I don't smoke either) These guys knew better and I don't think OSU should appeal anything. To say it's a dumb rule and should be changed is one thing, however it is against the rules and there for they deserve to sit the full 5 games. long time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I think pot should be legal for many reasons, but it's not. ( I don't smoke either) These guys knew better and I don't think OSU should appeal anything. To say it's a dumb rule and should be changed is one thing, however it is against the rules and there for they deserve to sit the full 5 games. Didnt AJ Green get 4 games for pretty much the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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