OSU is not going to get the nuclear option. That’s reserved for a lot worse, although Ohio State is trending closer to it.
But given this from the article: “The NCAA Enforcement Staff is now involved in the process, which means investigators are on campus digging into Tressel’s communications and interviewing witnesses.”
That’s dead man walking time for Tressel. Once the NCAA boys and girls show up at the school and investigating, they will uncover more dirt, and the school will have to act quickly before every dirty little secret is uncovered.
But by all means don’t just fixate on just Ohio State. Other programs like Nick Saban’s Alabama were word is he’s forcing Junior and Senior scholarship players that didn’t quite measure up to claim fake medical exemptions to free up more scholarships each year. The players are claiming they have no injuries that would keep them from playing while Saban and crew are claiming the kids are unable to play football anymore. It’s a classic “over-recruiting” scam which is a big no-no with the NCAA.
Or the University of Oregon aka Nike U, who recently got busted sending payments as big as 25K a pop for imaginary recruiting packages, when the money actually went to individuals who have some form of relationship with the familes who steered 4 and 5 star recruits to the school. They’ve also had recruits coming back from official school visits with tons of new Nike gear which is another major “buying players” no-no with the NCAA rules.
So, will OSU have to forfeit last year’s games, you think?