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| Terrelle Pryor |
Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor remains under the microscope a day after head coach Jim Tressel resigned after breaking NCAA rules.
Investigators are looking into whether Pryor received preferential treatment from a used car dealer responsible for supplying the team with dozens of vehicles. Pryor himself allegedly drove eight different cars during his three years with the Buckeyes.
Pryor and four teammates have already been suspended for the first five games of the upcoming season following a number of improprieties, which include taking money and tattoos from a local parlor owner indicted for federal drug trafficking. The players were also guilty of receiving cash and other gifts for autographs and equipment.
Tressel stepped down following 10 years with Ohio State following the revelation that he was aware of his team's transgressions but did not notify anyone at the school or the NCAA for nearly a year.
Car dealer Aaron Kniffin said in a sworn statement that, even though his showroom features autographed memorabilia from Buckeyes players, the items were not provided in exchange for vehicles.
"The deals that I did for Ohio State student-athletes were no different than any of the other 10,000-plus deals that I've done for all my other customers," the statement read.
Investigators are looking into whether Pryor received preferential treatment from a used car dealer responsible for supplying the team with dozens of vehicles. Pryor himself allegedly drove eight different cars during his three years with the Buckeyes.
Pryor and four teammates have already been suspended for the first five games of the upcoming season following a number of improprieties, which include taking money and tattoos from a local parlor owner indicted for federal drug trafficking. The players were also guilty of receiving cash and other gifts for autographs and equipment.
Tressel stepped down following 10 years with Ohio State following the revelation that he was aware of his team's transgressions but did not notify anyone at the school or the NCAA for nearly a year.
Car dealer Aaron Kniffin said in a sworn statement that, even though his showroom features autographed memorabilia from Buckeyes players, the items were not provided in exchange for vehicles.
"The deals that I did for Ohio State student-athletes were no different than any of the other 10,000-plus deals that I've done for all my other customers," the statement read.
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