Ohio State penalty breakdown…
Total benefits received in scandal: $13,990. Total penalty from NCAA: 2) Lost one of the best quarterbacks in college football 3) Accepted the suspension of one of their top players for 6 games 4) Accepted the suspension of one of their top players for 10 games 5) Accepted the suspension of three other players for 5 games 6) Vacated all wins during the 2010 football season including the BCS Sugar Bowl Win 7) Lost a total of 9 scholarships over the next 3 seasons (today’s NCAA ruling adding another 4 scholarships to the self-imposed five) 8 ) Forfeited a total $338,811 that was earned from the Sugar Bowl appearance — an amount nearly 25 times the money accounted for in the violations 9) Been banned from post season play in 2012 including the Big Ten Championship game (per today’s NCAA ruling) 10) Received another 1.5 year probation in addition to the self imposed probation offered by Ohio State This is in comparison to the following violations: Cam Newton – Father received approximately $180,000 in a pay to play recruiting scheme From The Buckeye Blog
Penalty – Newton left year early for NFL. Father gets early retirement bonus.