Ohio State Football: Why the NCAA Should Be Lenient to the Buckeyes’ Program

Since the beginning of his school’s tattoo-gate/extra benefits scandal, Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee has led the NCAA, the media, and the fans to believe that he’s the good guy.
Remember, Gee says, he’s the one who cracked down on the extra benefits and got rid of the corrupt head coach who allowed this to happen. He’s the hero. He’s the victim.
Gee has sweet-talked the NCAA enough that, despite his weak proposal that Ohio State vacates its 2010 wins, he will escape relatively unscathed. His program, however, could suffer for years to come.
Ohio State offers the NCAA a chance to rebuild its shattered reputation. The NCAA has long been the laughing stock of major athletics. It’s an indecisive, mismanaged, and disrespected organization that is…
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