It's been nearly a week since Braxton Miller posted a photo to his Instagram account that appeared to show him using his likeness to endorse AdvoCare, a clear no-no in the eyes of the NCAA.
Miller's coach, Urban Meyer, said at the Hall of Fame luncheon in Canton, Ohio, Monday that all is well in terms of the quarterback's eligibility. Tuesday, however, he retracted his statements slightly when asked about it after Ohio State's sixth session of the spring.
"I shouldn't comment on things I don't know about," Meyer said. "I don't know, other than they're telling me they think it's going to be OK.
"People are asking me, 'It's all good? It's done?' I don't know. If you asked me about third down and six and all that, I can tell you about that."
It's Meyer's job to win football games with the players he recruits, not investigate potential NCAA violations made by them. But while he says he's been told everything is good with the two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, Meyer said things are still ongoing.
"I mean that's our whole compliance department. It's been told to me that everything looks to be OK," Meyer said. "Just doing their due diligence and making sure."
An Ohio State spokesman told Eleven Warriors in an email Tuesday afternoon the school is still trying to clear the mud off the windshield of the car driving the situation.
"We (compliance) are seeking clarification on some issues from the NCAA," the spokesman said. "Hope to hear back in a week or so."
It doesn't look like there's going to be anything major to come from Miller's since-deleted post where it looks like he could be using his image to reap benefits from the nutrition marketing firm some believe to be a pyramid scheme, but Ohio State is doing everything it can to make sure that's the case.
We'll find out in the coming days whether or not it's true.
