Do you believe the five Buckeyes stars were sincere in their apologies for the sale of memorabilia and such for which they were given five-game suspensions to open the 2011 campaign?
View full sizeFive Buckeyes held a press conference Tuesday to apologize for the misdeeds for which the NCAA slapped them with a five-game suspension to open the 2011 season. From left are Mike Adams, Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Terrelle Pryor and Solomon Thomas.Columbus -- Five Buckeye juniors -- DeVier Posey, Mike Adams, Dan Herron, Terrelle Pryor and Solomon Thomas -- stood before cameras and asked Ohio State football fans, the alumni and their families to forgive them for the misdeeds that led to the quintet being slapped with a five-game suspension to open the 2011 season.
Only Posey promised to return for his senior year, which may or may not be significant. They did not take questions, citing an appeal currently lodged with the NCAA over the suspensions.
Interestingly, as much of the story revolved around tattoos, all wore long-sleeved sweatshirts emblazoned with Ohio State logos, completely covering their arms.
The five are to be allowed to play in the Tuesday, Jan. 4, Sugar Bowl -- highly lucrative to the schools involved (Ohio State and Arkansas) as well as the NCAA and BCS.
Whether that's right is a poll for a different day. But we'd like to know if you believe the apologies or if, as one commenter already noted on a previous story, you think they apologized only because they got caught.
Plain Dealer beat writer Doug Lesmerises filed this video of the apologies, and will be filing more stories and blogs about the press conference.