Report: Ohio State self-reports

[2Stater]

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Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.

The ancillary errors by Meyer and Smith are part of 46 secondary violations in 21 Ohio State sports reported since last May 30. The Plain Dealer obtained the list of violations through an open records request.

Meyer is reported to have said "good luck" to football recruit Noah Spence at a Dec. 16 high school game, violating NCAA rules prohibiting direct contact with recruits during competition. Spence, the nation's No. 4 recruit overall and No. 2-rated defensive end in the ESPNU 150, committed to Ohio State during an official visit to campus days after the game and signed with the Buckeyes in February.

Ohio State learned of the contact through a newspaper photo that showed Meyer apparently talking to Spence. Meyer informed Ohio State of the contact two days after the game.

"I went to say 'hello' and 'good luck' to his coach and as I was walking off the field Noah said, 'hello,' and I said 'good luck,' before the game," Meyer wrote in a text message to The Plain Dealer. "Nothing more. Nothing to hide. All good."

Smith and alumni association CEO Archie Griffin, a former star running back for the Buckeyes, recorded a personalized video for football recruit Ezekiel Elliott for his official visit to Ohio State on March 31. Recruiting videos are prohibited by the NCAA. Elliott verbally committed to Ohio State as part of the 2013 recruiting class.

Looks like CUM is picking up right where he left off.

[Marshal Dillon]

Here we go again. I had the same first thought when I read this. Meyer at work.



 

[cbbama99]

Never let it be said of me that I am a staunch defender of Meyer, and it is obvious by NZAA definition that he broke a rule, but come on, man! A violation simply b/c he told a kid in passing "Good Luck"? It may be the rule, but it is one of those moronic rules the NZAA has. I understand why it is in pacle, but there ought to be some kind of sliding rule as to what constitutes contact.

[SUPERCOACH]

The "Good luck" rule is stupid.  The recruiting video seems like a reasonable rule, although I can't see what it would hurt to allow recruiting videos as long as they are not given to the recruit during a dead period.

[2Stater]

Never let it be said of me that I am a staunch defender of Meyer, and it is obvious by NZAA definition that he broke a rule, but come on, man! A violation simply b/c he told a kid in passing "Good Luck"? It may be the rule, but it is one of those moronic rules the NZAA has. I understand why it is in pacle, but there ought to be some kind of sliding rule as to what constitutes contact.

I here ya, CB, and if that was the only one he broke, I'd say "meh". But apparently there are 46 such violations including that one and the illegal video.

[SUPERCOACH]

Instead of nitpicking over trivial stuff like this, why not actually go after schools who pay their players, oh let's say $180,000 as an example?

[SUPERCOACH]

Never let it be said of me that I am a staunch defender of Meyer, and it is obvious by NZAA definition that he broke a rule, but come on, man! A violation simply b/c he told a kid in passing "Good Luck"? It may be the rule, but it is one of those moronic rules the NZAA has. I understand why it is in pacle, but there ought to be some kind of sliding rule as to what constitutes contact.

I here ya, CB, and if that was the only one he broke, I'd say "meh". But apparently there are 46 such violations including that one and the illegal video.

The 46 violations are across "21 Ohio State sports".  I'm not sure if there are any others for CUM besides those 2.

[2Stater]

Instead of nitpicking over trivial stuff like this, why not actually go after schools who pay their players, oh let's say $180,000 as an example?

They said they tried. 

[McBaman]

You can be sure the other BTen coaches are taking note of this.

[Jamos]

Habitual offender?? 

It seems like I've heard this used before on a certain school. This certain school will be coming off probation for this habitual offender offense next month.

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