Five current OSU players are accused of selling football baubles for cash, an infraction the NCAA says will cost them five games next season, but not Tuesday’s Sugar Bowl.
Quarterback Terrelle Pryor and five teammates are not accused of accepting money from agents, which Carter did, but there are parallels in their cases. Bay considered lobbying the NCAA so Carter could play his senior season, but his star player was not forthcoming with the facts.
“For me, the line of demarcation as to the discipline meted out (with the current Buckeyes) would rest on how truthful the players were when confronted with the allegations,” Bay said. “If they thought what they did was OK, they should have been able to acknowledge their mistake as an honest misunderstanding of the rules and throw their fate on the mercy of the school and the NCAA.”
The only odd part to Bay is the NCAA ruling.
“It seems strange what the NCAA does sometimes,” said Bay, who is semi-retired and lives in Ann Arbor, Mich. “They’re eligible for the bowl game, but not five games next season? It makes you scratch your head.”
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