atto o ▁par lor ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁t atto os , ▁c ash , ▁and , ▁in ▁one ▁case , ▁a ▁sport - ut ility ▁vehicle . ▁The ▁players , ▁along ▁with ▁head ▁coach ▁Jim ▁T ress el , ▁were ▁susp ended ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁T ress el ▁was ▁under ▁investigation ▁for ▁lying ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁investig ators ▁regarding ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁also ▁under ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA , ▁the ▁school ▁having ▁going ▁before ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Committee ▁on ▁Inf ra ctions ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁find ings ▁and ▁dec isions ▁following ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁The ▁sc andal ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁T ress el ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁Ter rel le ▁P ry or , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁susp ended ▁players , ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁for go ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁of ▁college ▁el ig ibility . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁Ohio ▁State ▁offered ▁to ▁vac ate ▁its ▁entire ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season , ▁return ▁money ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Sug ar ▁Bowl , ▁imp ose ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁prob ation , ▁and ▁use ▁five ▁fewer ▁football ▁scholar ships ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁seasons . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁school ▁went ▁before ▁the ▁NCAA , ▁further ▁rules ▁viol ations ▁emer ged . ▁Three ▁players ▁were ▁susp ended ▁before ▁the ▁start