Ohio State’s Most Absurd Self-Reported NCAA Violations from the Past Two Years, Ranked
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Ryan Day had reason to feel excited about Ohio State's 17-player 2019 class, which was ranked No. 14 overall with the third-highest average player rating in the country, on National Signing Day.
But when he and his staff wanted to shift their focus to the 2020 class, they had to wait a couple of weeks to get up to full speed. Due to the NCAA's additional punishment for a self-reported NCAA violation stemming from seven impermissible phone calls made between March 2017 and June 2018, nobody on Ohio State’s staff could talk to any prospects on the phone between Feb. 6 and 18.
That was one of the 22 NCAA violations Ohio State's football and men's basketball programs self-reported between May 1, 2017 and May 22, 2019. The athletic department reported 16 football violations and six men's basketball violations during the two-year period.
The violations, which spanned from serious to absurd, were obtained by Eleven Warriors through several public records requests. The most recent request was fulfilled by the university on Monday.
The most noteworthy violations in the past two years included the following:
Impermissible Tryout – Reported on Nov. 26, 2018
An Ohio State basketball player worked out with an outside trainer at an off-campus site and only paid $25 instead of the typical $50 fee. Another player worked out with the outside trainer three weeks later at the program's facility, and he was not charged for his session. Prior to that workout, an Ohio State assistant coach walked into the gym “to say hello” and left after less than five minutes. A video staff member filmed the workout.
As part of Ohio State's self-imposed punishment, both players were deemed ineligible until they paid the trainer in full for their workouts. The trainer, who had posted about the workouts on social media, took down the posts and was banned from using the program's facilities to train anybody but former players.
The NCAA tacked on an additional penalty, decreasing the “countable athletically related activities” by 30 minutes for both the player who worked out on campus and the assistant coach who greeted him.
Recruiting Inducement – Reported on May 11, 2018
A basketball recruit, while on an unofficial visit, had access to a suite at Ohio Stadium for “approximately five minutes” during a football game. His girlfriend's father had invited the prospect to the suite and, despite not having access, was allowed entry for a few minutes before leaving. The recruit had been in the suite with his girlfriend's father “on other occasions,” but none had happened while on a recruiting visit.
Due to the violation, Ohio State provided “in-person education” to the coaching staff about suite access. The NCAA, though, did not agree with the punishment, adding that the prospect was deemed ineligible “until the value of the impermissible benefit is repaid.” The records do not show the monetary sum the recruit had to pay.
Impermissible Booster Group – Reported on May 3, 2018
During an internal audit in the fall of 2017, Ohio State's compliance department discovered the basketball program had conducted an annual fundraising event with the Agonis Club, a local organization.
The profits of the event were split between the Agonis Club and the basketball program. Tickets to in-season practices, a silent auction and meet-and-greets with coaches and players were among the prizes the public could win. During the review, the compliance staff members also found that the Agonis Club had donated money and endowed a scholarship several years prior. Ohio State included the Agonis Club's donations in financial data it submitted to the NCAA, but it did not have an independent accountant verify the Agonis Club's financial data, per the public records.
Due to the NCAA violation, the Agonis Club agreed to restructure its organization in order to “comply with Ohio State's booster policies.”
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...caa-violations-from-the-past-two-years-ranked
Ryan Day had reason to feel excited about Ohio State's 17-player 2019 class, which was ranked No. 14 overall with the third-highest average player rating in the country, on National Signing Day.
But when he and his staff wanted to shift their focus to the 2020 class, they had to wait a couple of weeks to get up to full speed. Due to the NCAA's additional punishment for a self-reported NCAA violation stemming from seven impermissible phone calls made between March 2017 and June 2018, nobody on Ohio State’s staff could talk to any prospects on the phone between Feb. 6 and 18.
That was one of the 22 NCAA violations Ohio State's football and men's basketball programs self-reported between May 1, 2017 and May 22, 2019. The athletic department reported 16 football violations and six men's basketball violations during the two-year period.
The violations, which spanned from serious to absurd, were obtained by Eleven Warriors through several public records requests. The most recent request was fulfilled by the university on Monday.
The most noteworthy violations in the past two years included the following:
- The football team went over its scholarship limit in the spring of 2017 due to the compliance department telling the football program it could have three players split two scholarships. As a result, the program had a one-scholarship reduction at the “next available opportunity.”
- The football team agreed to no longer recruit five-star Micah Parsons after he took pictures on the College GameDay set and met with the analysts.
- The Agonis Club restructured its organization to meet Ohio State's booster policies.
- Due to the NCAA violations that stemmed from seven impermissible phone calls, Urban Meyer was barred from making recruiting calls from Dec. 20 to 26. Of course, by then, he had already announced his retirement and was no longer leading Ohio State's recruiting efforts.
Impermissible Tryout – Reported on Nov. 26, 2018
An Ohio State basketball player worked out with an outside trainer at an off-campus site and only paid $25 instead of the typical $50 fee. Another player worked out with the outside trainer three weeks later at the program's facility, and he was not charged for his session. Prior to that workout, an Ohio State assistant coach walked into the gym “to say hello” and left after less than five minutes. A video staff member filmed the workout.
As part of Ohio State's self-imposed punishment, both players were deemed ineligible until they paid the trainer in full for their workouts. The trainer, who had posted about the workouts on social media, took down the posts and was banned from using the program's facilities to train anybody but former players.
The NCAA tacked on an additional penalty, decreasing the “countable athletically related activities” by 30 minutes for both the player who worked out on campus and the assistant coach who greeted him.
Recruiting Inducement – Reported on May 11, 2018
A basketball recruit, while on an unofficial visit, had access to a suite at Ohio Stadium for “approximately five minutes” during a football game. His girlfriend's father had invited the prospect to the suite and, despite not having access, was allowed entry for a few minutes before leaving. The recruit had been in the suite with his girlfriend's father “on other occasions,” but none had happened while on a recruiting visit.
Due to the violation, Ohio State provided “in-person education” to the coaching staff about suite access. The NCAA, though, did not agree with the punishment, adding that the prospect was deemed ineligible “until the value of the impermissible benefit is repaid.” The records do not show the monetary sum the recruit had to pay.
Impermissible Booster Group – Reported on May 3, 2018
During an internal audit in the fall of 2017, Ohio State's compliance department discovered the basketball program had conducted an annual fundraising event with the Agonis Club, a local organization.
The profits of the event were split between the Agonis Club and the basketball program. Tickets to in-season practices, a silent auction and meet-and-greets with coaches and players were among the prizes the public could win. During the review, the compliance staff members also found that the Agonis Club had donated money and endowed a scholarship several years prior. Ohio State included the Agonis Club's donations in financial data it submitted to the NCAA, but it did not have an independent accountant verify the Agonis Club's financial data, per the public records.
Due to the NCAA violation, the Agonis Club agreed to restructure its organization in order to “comply with Ohio State's booster policies.”
