Ohio State on Thursday released the letter it received Dec. 7 from the U.S. Department of Justice that detailed the Ohio State memorabilia seized from a Columbus tattoo parlor owner.
The letter triggered investigations by both the school and the NCAA into violations by six players who sold memorabilia items to Edward Rife, which eventually led to the school self-reporting violations by coach Jim Tressel for not revealing information about the players’ involvement with Rife.
The letter shows Rife purchased or traded tattoos for 36 different items since 2008.
Now it’s important to note that while the letter shows more items than Ohio State and the NCAA have outlined in their reports, not all of the items are considered NCAA violations.
“There may be items in this letter that do not…
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