Bleacher Report: Sugar Bowl Lobbied Ohio State, NCAA to Keep Terrelle Pryor, Others Eligible
Mark it down. December 2010: the date when the NCAA was no longer allowed to use the word "integrity" in a serious context. This is the month we all learned what we've long suspected: that the people in charge of college football enjoy giving their sanctimonious speeches about student-athletes and the integrity of amateur athletics, while going out of their way to protect their own self-interests. The latest example? Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan admitting he lobbied Ohio State to keep five players found guilty for violating NCAA rules eligible for the Jan. 4 bowl game. "I appreciate and fully ...