Last summer, five members of the 2010 team called on the NCAA to restore victories and records after adopting name, image and similarity rules.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2010 season of the Ohio State University football team, released after a scandal involving commemorative items for money, must be resumed due to recent changes that allow college athletes to receive compensation, according to state lawmakers.
The season ended after it became known that players in 2009 and 2010 accepted cash and free or discounted tattoos from the owner of Columbus Tattoo Salons, and exchanged memorabilia such as championship rings for money. The scandal also led to the resignation of then-coach Jim Tressel, now president of Youngstown State University.
Last year, the NCAA for the first time allowed athletes at the highest levels of university sports to receive compensation for the use of their name, image or similarity.
Elimination of the NCAA season 12-1 Ohio 2010, including a victory in the Sugar Bowl, unfairly hurt players, fans and coaches who had nothing to do with the scandal, spokesman Brian Stewart, a Republican from Asheville in downtown Ohio, told The Columbus Dispatch.
“The NCAA’s view of what is allowed for players has changed dramatically over the past twelve years,” said Stewart, an Ohio alumnus.
Stewart is sponsoring a symbolic resolution to resume the season.
Last summer, five members of the 2010 team called on the NCAA to restore victories and records after adopting name, image and similarity rules.
Terrell Prairie issued a statement on July 13, signed by him and four other players, Devier Pose, Boom Herron Mike Adams and Solomon Thomas.
A few weeks later, the NCAA issued a statement stating that while athletes can now take advantage of NIL rules, the rules do not allow “pay-per-game agreements”.
“The NCAA violation process exists to promote justice in the College of Sports. All NCAA member schools vote on the rules governing fair play, are agreed and are expected to be upheld. Previous sanctions, including those of several years, will not be overestimated or revised based on recent changes in NIL rules. ”
