COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The mentor for former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was investigated and cleared by the NCAA in 2008 of allegations that he improperly acted as a booster while helping the player pick a college.
Records released Friday show the NCAA ruled in favor of Ted Sarniak, a hometown friend who went with Pryor on several recruiting visits.
However, Sarniak was told to he could no longer provide money, meals, tickets, presents or a cell phone to Pryor.
Last year, Sarniak received a forwarded email from then-coach Jim Tressel that alleged Pryor and other Buckeyes had likely accepted improper benefits from a local tattoo-parlor owner.
Tressel did not tell Ohio State, which eventually led to his May 30 forced resignation. Pryor subsequently left Ohio State a year early.
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Rusty Miller reported from Toledo, Ohio.
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