Ohio State Football: Terrelle Pryor Plight Shows Absurdity of NCAA Amateurism

Hey, remember when Terrelle Pryor selfishly and greedily took improper benefits, costing him his senior season of eligibility and relegating him to the NFL supplemental draft? Remember the incriminating pictures of him in loaner cars that would cost upwards of $20,000?
Of course you do. It was pretty much the story of the Big Ten in the months leading up to last season.
Pryor would be demonized in Columbus and the rest of the Big Ten thereafter, and the NCAA even mandated that Pryor not make contact with the Ohio State football program for five years as part of his punishment.
Pryor sat down with Sports Illustrated’s Jim Trotter and talked about his transition to the NFL recently, and he also took the opportunity to clear the air about his last year at Ohio State. This naturally included what money he took and why.
It’s absolutely worth reading:”It was humbling,” he said. “A mistake I made when I was a freshman by selling my pants for $3,000 just took away everything from me. I was…

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