According to various reports, the Ohio State Athletic Department the school has committed nearly 50 secondary NCAA violations since tattoo gate broke in the winter of 2011.
However the rules broken by the school look to be rules that coincide with stupid laws you hear around the country such as it being against the law in the State of Massachusetts for women to be on top in sexual activities.
Doug Lesmerises of the Plain Dealer takes a look at some of these lame yet kind of amusing set of violations…
the rowing coach called a recruit in Germany known to be in 12th grade, only to find out that high school in Germany has 13 grades. That made the recruit impermissible to contact. Violation.
According to the OSU violation report, [synchronized swimming coach] Lichter-Witter has “little understanding of social media outlets” and had her granddaughter help her create a Facebook account. The granddaughter, unbeknownst to Lichter-Witter, then sent out several friend requests, including to two prospective recruits.
A recruit playing paintball with the track team on an official visit was a violation because the recruit was “allowed to demonstrate his athletic ability in the presence of an assistant men’s track and field coach.” An event viewed as entertainment is OK for a recruit. Paintball is not.
The NCAA has been around for a long time and has a reputation for being one of the more poorly run sports organizations in the United States. But still can anyone picture the Buckeyes losing scholarships over something like this? I guess anything is possible though with the NCAA…
Ref: Plain Dealer, The Big Lead
