Ohio State has won the Sugar Bowl in an exciting game that ended up being a lot closer then it seemed like it was going to be early. It should be a day when we celebrate college football, but instead we saw all the skeletons in their closet.
The NCAA made a very controversial decision to let quarterback Terrelle Pryor, running back Dan Herron, receiver DeVier Posey, left tackle Mike Adams, and defensive lineman Solomon Thomas play in the Sugar Bowl and serve their 5 game suspension next season for selling memorabilia items and receiving improper benefits. These 5 guys ended up being the difference in this game. Thomas had a huge interception, Pryor was 14 of 25 passing for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns and adding 115 rush yards on 15 carries. Herron added 87 rush yards and a touchdown, and Posey hauled in a 43-yard touchdown and led the team with 70 receiving yards.
There is no reason that these kids were able to play. They broke the rules and the NCAA acknowledged it by suspending them next season, and yet here they were winning their school money and raising their draft stock.
I don't just blame the NCAA either. I feel Ohio State should've stepped in and suspended them if the NCAA didn't have the balls to. But once again we learn that NCAA and schools only care about enforcing the rules when it doesn't affect their cash flow.
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