For all you BUCKNUTS out there, today was judgment day. The NCAA’s committee on infractions handed down its final sanctions on the storied college football program at 3 p.m. EST today.
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be bowl ineligible for 2012; and as such will also not be able to participate in the Big Ten title game. Kind of like USC this year.
You know what this is about of course:
Terrelle Pryor leaving school early in order to try and escape suspension, the utter disgrace of Pryor’s character in BUCKNUT Nation, Devier Posey missing almost an entire season, Dan “Boom”Herron missing a half season, more suspensions, bowl wins vacated, Jim Tressel being proven the ultimate hypocrite and forced to stepped down….it all ended today.
Statement from Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer:
“I agreed to become the Head Football Coach at The Ohio State University because Shelley and I are Ohio natives, I am a graduate of this wonderful institution and served in this program under a great coach. I understand the academic and athletic traditions here and will give great effort to continue those traditions.
“It is still my goal to hire excellent coaches, recruit great student-athletes who want to be a part of this program and to win on and off the field. The NCAA penalties will serve as a reminder that the college experience does not include the behavior that led to these penalties. I expect all of us to work hard to teach and develop young student-athletes to grow responsibly and to become productive citizens in their communities upon graduation.”
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