OSU troubles part deux

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Although Ohio State is heading into its meeting with the NCAA Committee on Infractions on Friday, the school's dealings with the NCAA over problems within its football program will not end there.

According to multiple sources , the NCAA notified Ohio State by letter last week that it is still investigating other issues involving the football program. The result could be a second notice of allegations and a second trip through the NCAA justice system.

Ohio State has not publicly disclosed the existence of the letter.

On July 14, the NCAA notified the school that it would not face a more serious "failure to monitor" charge at its hearing Friday, and that there would be no additional allegations beyond what the school was faced with last April. That news was greeted with exultation from Ohio State fans who believed that the worst of the investigation by the NCAA's enforcement staff was over.

But that could prove to be a premature reaction. The NCAA's enforcement department is still at work.

There have been multiple media reports that came out after the school received its notice of allegations on April 25. That notice alleged that then-Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel committed ethical misconduct, among other charges.

Among the reports since then: an ESPN "Outside The Lines" story alleging that former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was paid thousands of dollars in exchange for signed gear by local memorabilia collector, photographer and Buckeyes fan Dennis Talbott; an "OTL" report about Pryor and other Buckeyes playing free rounds of golf with Talbott at a Columbus-area country club; and a Columbus Dispatch report that scrutinized dozens of automobile sales to Ohio State athletes and family members from a pair of Columbus-area dealerships.

Those media reports could be the subject of the ongoing enforcement investigation. If any of them are verified by NCAA investigators, they could result in additional major allegations against the school.

In the wake of those media reports, there was speculation that the Committee on Infractions might postpone Ohio State's scheduled hearing. That did not happen, but it does not signal an end to process.

When Ohio State spokesman Jim Lynch was questioned specifically last week about Talbott by ESPN's Tom Farrey, his response indicated that the investigation of the football program is ongoing.

"... We will not be able to discuss details of our active investigation with the NCAA until the matter has been resolved," Lynch wrote in an email to Farrey.

Also Wednesday, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told The Associated Press in an email that the NCAA investigation has cost the school's athletic department about $800,000. The AP reported that Smith declined to discuss the investigation other than to confirm the cost, which he said was about $800,000 "at this point."

Information from ESPN's Tom Farrey and The Associated Press is included in this report.

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From above: "Among the reports since then: an ESPN "Outside The Lines" story alleging that former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was paid thousands of dollars in exchange for signed gear by local memorabilia collector, photographer and Buckeyes fan Dennis Talbott". Does this sound like anybody in northwest Alabama?

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Wonder if this guy sold his stuff to Vice Memorabilia too?

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From above: "Among the reports since then: an ESPN "Outside The Lines" story alleging that former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was paid thousands of dollars in exchange for signed gear by local memorabilia collector, photographer and Buckeyes fan Dennis Talbott". Does this sound like anybody in northwest Alabama?

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According to multiple sources , the NCAA notified Ohio State by letter last week that it is still investigating other issues

Speaking of which..., has AU received its letter from the NCAA yet ?

I think it was due by now, or real, real soon.

[quietfan 233]

According to multiple sources , the NCAA notified Ohio State by letter last week that it is still investigating other issues

Speaking of which..., has AU received its letter from the NCAA yet ?

I think it was due by now, or real, real soon.

Two weeks. ...Isn't always "two weeks"?

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According to multiple sources , the NCAA notified Ohio State by letter last week that it is still investigating other issues

Speaking of which..., has AU received its letter from the NCAA yet ?

I think it was due by now, or real, real soon.

Two weeks. ...Isn't always "two weeks"?

Speaking of, Danny Sheridan's two weeks will be up tomorrow.

I wonder if he will be on Finebaum's show.