Posted on 01/02/2011 10:02:44 AM PST by Comparative Advantage
Three times in the past three years, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was stopped for traffic violations while driving cars that were owned by a car salesman or a Columbus used-car lot where the salesman worked, according to traffic citations obtained by The Dispatch.
Ohio State is aware of two of those infractions, and an investigation determined nothing improper had occurred, said Doug Archie, associate athletic director for compliance. He was unaware of an incident that occurred in October 2008 and said yesterday that he would investigate it.
In that incident, Pryor was ticketed for speeding in eastern Ohio's Guernsey County, driving a 2004 GMC Denali that belonged to car salesman Aaron Kniffin when he said he worked for the Jack Maxton dealership.
This past March, Pryor was stopped for speeding in Licking County with a 2009 Dodge that is registered to Auto Direct of Columbus, a used-car dealership on E. Dublin-Granville Road where Kniffin worked. A week later, Pryor was pulled over in Columbus for a different infraction, driving the same Dodge.
Ohio State knew about Pryor's use of the car while he had the engine in his own car replaced this past spring and was assured that every customer receives a loaner when extended repairs like that are necessary, Archie said.
Pryor told The Dispatch last night that he borrowed cars from the dealership only when his own was in for repairs and that he spoke with Kniffin only in those instances. As for the SUV he borrowed in 2008, Pryor said, "I wanted advice from some of my family and friends I trusted to see if it would be a good vehicle for me to maybe buy."
(Excerpt) Read more at dispatch.com ...
very disappointing to this buckeye fan
Peanuts compared to Cam Newton...
“Earlier this month, ESPN.com and other news outlets reported that John Bond, a former Mississippi State quarterback, said he was approached by a former teammate on behalf of Cecil Newton, who was seeking $180,000 in exchange for sending his son there.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/sports/ncaafootball/24newton.html
Pryor should just claim that his dad got the cars without his knowledge. That’s apparently a perfectly acceptable excuse now.
So, he’s underpaid at OSU?
Does he have a daddy, or even know him??
Not sure if he knows him. I think I read that his parents are divorced and he lives with a guardian?
So, hes underpaid at OSU?
The SEC pays better...
This infraction will also be dealt with lightly by the NCAA.
There has been a pattern over the last 5-6 years of the NCAA punishing BCS AQ schools less harshly than non AQ schools. Case in point, New Mexico had a graduate assistant coach that helped 1 player cheat on exams. UNM found out about it, terminated the grad asst, kicked the player out of school and fined the entire coaching staff. The NCAA came in and and imposed 5 years of reduced scholarships for the football team that will not end until next season.
USC on the other hand bought a friggin house for Reggie Bush’s family, gave them cash and vehicles, and all USC got was one year of reduced scholarships, and 1 year of no post season games.
Auburn’s Cam Newton claims he knew nothing of his father shopping his services around for money to Mississippi St, Auburn, and Florida. The NCAA barely investigated the matter, and Newton went on to win the Hiesman, and Auburn will play Oregon in the BCS Champoinship game.
It goes on and on. BCS schools get a pass while non-BCS schools get hammered for little things that they self report.
I’ve shifted my interest from pro sports to college sports. With this kind of crap, maybe sports is just a waste of time.
On further reflection... Ohio sports is a waste of time!
Suckers who watch the pro-Obama NCAA thug sports deserve what they get.
I feel your pain, brownsfan.
I am a Browns and Tribe fan. It doesn’t get much worse than that. :)
“I am a Browns and Tribe fan. It doesnt get much worse than that. :)”
Sure it does, throw in the Cavs, and you have a loser tri-fecta.
Very true. Thugs masquerading as “student-athletes.” There are a few that are truly student athletes but they are the exception at most BCS schools.
NCAA - No Colleges are Amateurs Anymore
“Sure it does, throw in the Cavs, and you have a loser tri-fecta.”
I figured you might say that. :)
I cannot stomach the NBA, so I don’t have to deal with the Cavs myself.
So far this guy Pryor is a saint. He hasnt beat on a girlfriend or killed a dog or person yet. But never fear, he has Vick, Ray Lewis, and Santonio Holmes to learn from. And many more.
Go off to college in a clunker and park it on a dealer’s lot and use a “loaner” the rest of the time. Sounds like someone is skirting the rules.
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