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Well it seems like all of the unwanted and negative attention and possible future NCAA sanctions, along with the leaving of his head coach, have gotten to Terrelle Pryor, so much so that he has decided to leave Ohio State and forfeit his senior year. In a statement released by his lawyer he said, “In the best interests of my teammates, I’ve made the decision to forgo my senior year of football at The Ohio State University.” Many people think this is best for him and for the school. The distraction would have been too great on the team. Fellow students were already turning against Terrelle and some of the other players after their coach Jim Tressel resigned last week. Most likely he will go into some NFL type system within the next few months. This works out well for him since the NFL is still under its lockout he will have time to workout and prepare for his future. If he were to stay at Ohio State he would have possibly faced more suspensions and whatnot. Even with him leaving there are 4 other players suspended and the school can still face further sanctions, though I doubt it will be as harsh as anything USC faced. From his 1st day at school Pryor has had pressure from everyone to do great things and get Ohio State a championship. He came close last year, but there was a really good chance he could have done it this year...until he was suspended. Now he is gone and he really probably would not have had anything to play for anyway, just pride and experience. With Pryor no longer a college football player, he is no longer obligated to meet with the NCAA. He can do whatever he w
ants with whomever he wants and I am sure he is beyond happy to do so. I am giving him a Digit Up for leaving because although it was for the team, we all know that he is 21 and he really did it for himself and his future. He needed to remove himself from the school and give the next QB a sure shot at leading this team to some sort of bowl. Now going into the pros he will have a new set of rules and he can all but shake off all of his college past and start all over again.
Mike Adams, Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Terrelle Pryor and Solomon Thomas are all members of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, college. These guys were found guilty of rules violations according to the NCAA. What did they do? Get free tattoos in exchange for autographs as well as selling some memorabilia for cash for their families. Now they will be punished. Although they have a game coming up soon, the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas, they will still be able to play that game, but they will have to sit out the 1st 5 games of the 2011 season! I find tattoos crass and Pyror alone has enough for the whole team so to think he was getting more makes me ugh. He and others got caught giving away autographs for tattoos! It makes you wonder if they have a problem. if you cannot afford them, do not get them, and even if you can, think it over for a decade. Beyond that they also sol d items such as trophies and awards that they thought they owned but apparently the schooled owned them, odd I know. They wanted the money so that they could give it to their families, awww. But now they will be out of the 1st 5 games, some of them hoping that 2011 would be their best season, their BCS Bowl season. Apparently one of the members has even started his paperwork for the NFL draft, but the coach would not say. Here is a list of the guys and what they actually did.
• Adams must repay $1,000 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring.
• Herron must repay $1,150 for selling his football jersey, pants and shoes for $1,000 and receiving discounted services worth $150.
• Posey must repay $1,250 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,200 and receiving discounted services worth $50.
• Pryor must repay $2,500 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring, a 2009 Fiesta Bowl sportsmanship award and his 2008 Gold Pants, a gift from the university.
• Solomon must repay $1,505 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,000, his 2008 Gold Pants for $350 and receiving discounted services worth $155.
• Jordan Whiting must sit out the first game next year and pay $150 to a charity for the value of services that were discounted because of his status as a student-athlete.
The NCAA is a tad harsh sometimes, and this could be one of those times. 5 games in the NCAA is a major deal. If you lose 1 game you just lost you shot at the title. I know the seniors are going to be pissed, but what can they do? I look at this and think, Cam Newton was not the dirty quarterback....it was Terrelle Pryor the whole time! I am sure that these guys made a few honest mistakes but it has cost the whole team a 
title, we all just know this. I am giving them all a Digit Down.
Well it seems like all of the unwanted and negative attention and possible future NCAA sanctions, along with the leaving of his head coach, have gotten to Terrelle Pryor, so much so that he has decided to leave Ohio State and forfeit his senior year. In a statement released by his lawyer he said, “In the best interests of my teammates, I’ve made the decision to forgo my senior year of football at The Ohio State University.” Many people think this is best for him and for the school. The distraction would have been too great on the team. Fellow students were already turning against Terrelle and some of the other players after their coach Jim Tressel resigned last week. Most likely he will go into some NFL type system within the next few months. This works out well for him since the NFL is still under its lockout he will have time to workout and prepare for his future. If he were to stay at Ohio State he would have possibly faced more suspensions and whatnot. Even with him leaving there are 4 other players suspended and the school can still face further sanctions, though I doubt it will be as harsh as anything USC faced. From his 1st day at school Pryor has had pressure from everyone to do great things and get Ohio State a championship. He came close last year, but there was a really good chance he could have done it this year...until he was suspended. Now he is gone and he really probably would not have had anything to play for anyway, just pride and experience. With Pryor no longer a college football player, he is no longer obligated to meet with the NCAA. He can do whatever he w
ants with whomever he wants and I am sure he is beyond happy to do so. I am giving him a Digit Up for leaving because although it was for the team, we all know that he is 21 and he really did it for himself and his future. He needed to remove himself from the school and give the next QB a sure shot at leading this team to some sort of bowl. Now going into the pros he will have a new set of rules and he can all but shake off all of his college past and start all over again.
