Why the Ohio State case is worse than that of USC
June 8, 2011 5:26 PM
Among the latest avalanche of allegations surrounding the Ohio State football program here's the one that could be the kill shot, the one that, if true, should cause the NCAA to level sanctions against the Buckeyes far in excess of even the carpet bombing it delivered to USC last year.
The website SportsByBrooks reported that the NCAA enforcement staff has discovered "dozens of payments [quarterback Terrelle] Pryor received in past years from a Columbus sports memorabilia dealer. ... the NCAA violations were discovered when the name of the local memorabilia dealer, Dennis Talbott, was seen on checks Pryor was depositing in his personal bank account."
Checks? Seriously, checks? In the long, illustrious history of NCAA violations, the existence of a paper trail of deposited checks is almost unprecedented. Bags of cash? Absolutely. Tricked-out car registered in grandma's name? Standard operating procedure. Downtown condos where the rent is never due? Of course.
Dan Wetzel
The website SportsByBrooks reported that the NCAA enforcement staff has discovered "dozens of payments [quarterback Terrelle] Pryor received in past years from a Columbus sports memorabilia dealer. ... the NCAA violations were discovered when the name of the local memorabilia dealer, Dennis Talbott, was seen on checks Pryor was depositing in his personal bank account."
Checks? Seriously, checks? In the long, illustrious history of NCAA violations, the existence of a paper trail of deposited checks is almost unprecedented. Bags of cash? Absolutely. Tricked-out car registered in grandma's name? Standard operating procedure. Downtown condos where the rent is never due? Of course.
Dan Wetzel
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