Ohio State penalties include 1-year bowl ban

Ohio State on Tuesday received a postseason ban for the 2012 season among other penalties from the NCAA, which ruled on the school’s infractions case, The Columbus Dispatch and ESPN are reporting.

The penalties from the NCAA’s infractions committee include a one-year bowl ban, nine lost scholarships during the next three years (three per year) and two years of probation. Former Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel also received a show-cause penalty from the NCAA, which makes any school that hires Tressel subject to penalties unless it proves why it should escape sanctions.
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