The alleged recruiting rule-bending at Oregon has -- believe it or not -- put the multiple allegations against Ohio State on the back burner of the college football news page (at least temporarily).
But, since we have a clear agenda against the Buckeyes here at CFT, we figured the eight days since our last tOSU post was far too long.
And, speaking of timelines, it’s been 72 days since OSU received their Notice of Allegations from the NCAA. In the letter, then-coach Jim Tressel was accused of being “guilty of ethical misconduct when he knowingly provided false information to the NCAA in certifying that he knew of no potential violations by his players and failed to inform OSU officials.”
According to the allegations, Tressel knew at least two of his players, including quarterback Terrelle Pryor, were receiving impermissible benefits involving memorabilia sales and tattoos, but did not notify the NCAA.
The NCAA, however, did not hit Ohio State with the dreaded “lack of institutional control” charge.
Ohio State was originally planning to respond to the allegations yesterday (Tuesday), but will now do so this Friday. The university was granted the extension by the NCAA because the response was paired so close to the Fourth of July weekend. Programs who receive a NOA from the NCAA typically have up to 90 days to respond to allegations against them.
The school plans to release the retort on Monday, July 11. We’ll definitely have that up when we get our hands on it.
Ohio State still appears to be on track for their August 12th hearing with the Committee on Infractions.
