In a response submitted today to the NCAA, Ohio State admits allegations that then-coach Jim Tressel lied and allowed his ineligible players to compete and failing to report that they had sold OSU-issued memorabilia to a tattoo-parlor owner.
Ohio State concedes major violations of NCAA regulations but says it should not face harsher punishment, because no OSU official other than Tressel was aware of player violations, according to the response that was obtained by The Dispatch.