The Ohio State University football scandal (also known as Tattoogate) concerned NCAA rules violations and other incidents committed in 2010 by the Ohio State Buckeyes football team during the tenure of former head coach Jim Tressel. The investigation was joined by the NCAA, the FBI, and the U.S. Department of Justice. As a result of the investigation, Ohio State's football program was punished with sanctions.[1]
The sanctions were announced on July 8, 2011, and affected the Ohio State football program from 2011 to 2015. The punishment involved Ohio State vacating all wins from the 2010 season (including the 2011 Sugar Bowl win), a postseason ban in 2012, two years of NCAA probation, a five-year show cause for head coach Jim Tressel, and a reduction of five scholarships over three years.[2] Tressel would resign from Ohio State as a result of the scandal.
- ^ "Ohio State vacates all 2010 victories". ESPN. July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Ohio State gets one-year bowl ban". ESPN. December 20, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2024.