Ohio lawmaker pushes NCAA to restore Buckeyes' vacated wins

With college football players now allowed to profit off their name, image, and likeness, Ohio lawmakers have proposed a resolution aimed at asking the NCAA to reinstate the Buckeyes' vacated wins and record from the 2010 season.

Ohio State went 12-1 and won the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas that year, finishing No. 5 in the AP and Coaches Polls and No. 6 in the BCS rankings, but those wins were erased from the record books as part of the punishment for violations connected to Ohio State football players selling memorabilia in exchange for tattoos.

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Not only did Ohio State lose 12 wins and a Sugar Bowl victory, but five players from that team — quarterback Terrelle Pryor, wide receiver DeVier Posey, running back Dan "Boom" Herron, offensive tackle Mike Adams, and defensive lineman Solomon Thomas — received five-game suspensions, too.

Head coach Jim Tressel also resigned his post in response to the scandal.

Ohio lawmaker Brian Stewart, the sponsor of the resolution, noted what he calls the differences in how the NCAA approached that issue with current NIL rules.

"This resolution does not say anything about the sanctions," Stewart told the Columbus Dispatch. "This resolution says enough is enough. The NCAA's view of what is permissible for players has changed drastically in the last 12 years."

Stewart says that to take away Ohio State's wins earned on the field is unfair to the players and coaches from the team, in punishment for something now allowed.

Several former Ohio State players, including Pryor, have made similar public calls for the NCAA to reinstate the Buckeyes' wins from that season in the official record book.

Stewart's resolution is unlikely to fall on sympathetic ears. Already, the NCAA has stated that it would not re-evaluate previous violations despite the new rule changes.

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