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Bleacher Report: Buckeyes Tattoos: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State Suspensions Prove NCAA Hypocrisy

Thursday afternoon, the NCAA ruled Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor and four of his teammates ineligible for the first five games of the 2011 season for accepting improper benefits.Mike Adams, Dan Herron, Devier Posey, and Solomon Thomas have also been penalized and will have to repay money ranging in value from $1,000 to $2,500. So wrong, in so many ways. Yes, Terrelle Pryor and his soon-to-be-suspended teammates made stupid decisions, hawking possessions for cash, and then they got stupid tattoos as permanent reminders of those mistakes.  Yes, Ohio State and athletic director Gene Smith shared in the failure by failing to ...

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