[MikefromOhio]

$500 is simply what he admitted to. Face facts, OSU has had an amazing number of 'incidents' in the last decade, and has taken a "Just win, baby" attitude. Not the only school to do so, but their reputation as an ethically-challenged program is well-earned.

No $500 is what Maurice Clarett owed a cell phone company and this booster was trying to gain favor with Clarett by having Troy Smith pay his cell phone bill. It's all been documented pretty well and publicized by the Columbus TV stations. AS for the other stuff, that was mostly the basketball team and their scumbag coach, whom they fired and who, for whatever reason, got a $9 million dollar settlement. Beyond the stuff swirling around Clarett, which I completely atribute the Troy Smith suspension too, I can't think of another problem off of the top of my head.

I don't care how many yards and wins Troy Smith piles up, no player caught taking money from a booster should be considered for the Heisman.

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[JeffAtlanta]

AS for the other stuff, that was mostly the basketball team and their scumbag coach, whom they fired

SEC schools have had their football program hammered because of misdeeds by the basketball program. Alabama is a case in point.

One of Alabama's assistant basketball coaches solicited money from a booster - the school found out and immediately fired the coach and reported it to the NCAA.

How did the NCAA react? They extended Alabama's probation and used to against the football program 5 years later.