By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -

You’d have to be pretty naïve to think memorabilia sales at Ohio State were tied to Terrelle Pryor and his crew.

This has been a problem for years, not only at Ohio State but at other big-time programs around the country. You can buy championship rings and other memorabilia on websites such as this one.

Former Ohio State wide receiver Ray Small provided more evidence in an illuminating interview with The Lantern, Ohio State’s student newspaper. Small, always one for colorful quotes during his turbulent Buckeyes career, continued to generate buzz by saying he sold memorabilia for cash and received car deals while at Ohio State. And according to Small, “everyone was doing it.”

Some tidbits from Small in The Lantern

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• “I had sold my things but it was just for the money. At that time in college, you’re kind of struggling.”
• “We had four Big Ten rings. There was enough to go around.”
• “It was definitely the deals on the cars. I don’t see why it’s a big deal,” said Small, who identified Jack Maxton Chevrolet as the players’ main resource.
• “If you go in and try to get a tattoo, and somebody is like ‘Do you want 50 percent off this tattoo?’ You’re going to say, ‘Heck yeah.’”
• “They have a lot [of dirt] on everybody, ’cause everybody was doing it.”

What about the NCAA rules? Weren’t players aware?…….

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