The Ohio State Buckeyes football program recruits hundreds of high school prospects and transfer players every year. As a result, some accidental recruiting violations are likely to occur from time to time. That was true once again this past year as Ohio State had a few minor violations related to its recruiting efforts.
According to documents obtained by Ohio State beat writer Joey Kaufman of The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State self-reported four minor recruiting violations since last summer.
“The infractions all involved recruiting over a period of five months and ranged from contacting a player before he entered the transfer portal to providing a high school player with a photo edit following a visit,” Kaufman wrote for the Columbus Dispatch on Tuesday.
It’s worth noting that all of these violations were self-reported by Ohio State and categorized as the least severe violations under the NCAA’s rules and had very minor repercussions.
“They were deemed Level III, considered isolated or limited in nature and the least severe level under the NCAA’s structure, resulting in mild penalties. Only one of the four violations led to further action by the association after Ohio State took measures in the immediate aftermath,” Kaufman wrote.
