By Curtis Eichelberger (Bloomberg.com) -
Quarterback Terrelle Pryor was among five Ohio State University football players suspended for the first five games of next season after selling awards, gifts and university apparel and receiving other benefits, the school said on its Web site.
Pryor, a junior who has scored 55 touchdowns and accounted for almost 6,000 yards in his career for the sixth-ranked Buckeyes, and the others will be eligible to play in the Sugar Bowl against No. 8 Arkansas on Jan. 4 in New Orleans.
Pryor, offensive lineman Michael Adams, running back Dan Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey and defensive end Solomon Thomas must give a charity between $1,000 and $2,500 each to offset the value of the discounted services they received.
A sixth player, linebacker Jordan Whiting, was suspended for the first game of 2011 and must pay $150 to a charity for receiving discounted services.
“These are significant penalties based on findings and information provided by the university,” Kevin Lennon, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s vice president of academic and membership affairs, said in a statement.
The players will miss games against Akron; Toledo; the University of Miami of Coral Gables, Florida; Colorado; and Michigan State.
Lennon said the players weren’t provided with adequate instruction on…….
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