Ohio State self-reported 22 minor NCAA violations from the first half of 2014, according to documents The Lantern obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
Six stemmed from the football team.
The most nefarious football-related offense is the typical cloak-and-dagger shenanigans usually found in NCAA violations. From Tim Moody of The Lantern:
Of the 22 violations, the NCAA deemed 10 of them needed no additional action after the University’s response. Eight of the violations are pending response from the NCAA and three from the Big Ten. Only one of the 22 violations has led to direct NCAA sanctions.
That violation stemmed from a football recruit’s visit to the university from Dec. 13 to 15, 2013. The prospect and his parents, who are separated, were each reserved their own hotel room during the visit. The OSU football staff was unaware of the fact that the player’s mother chose not to attend the visit, and so the prospect’s brother checked into the room instead. The NCAA ruled the recruit ineligible until he repays the cost of the room, if that cost is less than or equal to $100. If the cost of the room was greater, the recruit will be ineligible until he is reinstated by the NCAA.
Responses from the university included letters of education sent to coaching staffs, staff meetings with the assistant athletics director for compliance, a position currently held by Doug Archie, letters of reprimand and other assorted sanctions.
A recruits brother almost got to watch his brother live out his dreams for free? It's a good thing we have the NCAA rules to protect us from those horrors.
