“The big difference between in the situations was in 2011, Ohio State, in the midst of an NCAA investigation, also went into the start of the season without several of its top players who had been suspended for various numbers of games, and without quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who applied for a supplemental NFL draft rather than face continued NCAA scrutiny.” -Tim May, Columbus Dispatch It hasn’t even been a decade since the last time Ohio State was embroiled in controversy so close to the start of the season. There are a lot of differences between the 2011 Jim Tressel situation (#TattooGate) and what we’re seeing with Urban Meyer, but the one thing that they have in common is the commotion that the ordeals cause for the players. Distractions are unavoidable, but having to face the possibility that one of college football’s best and winningest coaches might not be back in…
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