Ohio St. vacates 2010 football wins, Sugar Bowl

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Ohio State says it's vacating its wins from the 2010 football season, including the Buckeyes' victory over Arkansas in the 2011 Sugar Bowl.

Responding to NCAA allegations over a memorabilia-for-cash scandal that cost former coach Jim Tressel his job, Ohio State says Friday it also is waiving a $250,000 fine it had imposed on Tressel and changing his resignation to a retirement. Through the school, the ex-Buckeyes coach says that he is taking responsibility for the NCAA inquiry, which developed after it was learned Tressel failed to report players receiving improper benefits.

The university also is imposing a two-year probation period on the program, which means there would be harsher penalties if any further wrongdoing is discovered.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/08/sportsline/main20077903.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.14

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

Well it's a good start anyway.. Tack on a loss of about 15-20 scholarships over the probationary period along with a one year ban from post season play and consider it a lesson in "FULL COMPLIANCE".

 

[CO-Gator]

Still winless against the SEC in bowls.

 

[dreday]

WVU just got probation and now ohio st is trying to lessen that hammer coming down, now that it think of it...lets see if tenn gets off.although i think kiffin is going to get punished.

 

[Rafiki]

They would have had to vacate those wins anyway since they were playing with ineligible players.

They're trying to do the absolute minimum and hoping that their "prestige" gets them a slap on the wrist.

 

[Dolfan3773]

Suckers