Columbus, OH (Sports Network) – Ohio State is reportedly investigating numerous car purchases made by athletes to see whether they received improper benefits.
The Columbus Dispatch reported Saturday that the school’s chief enforcer of NCAA rules will look into at least 50 sales, involving outside experts. NCAA rules would be broken if the athletes and their relatives bought cars with special deals not available to the public.
The story said one salesman, Aaron Kniffin, worked at two dealerships where athletes and their relatives bought used cars during the last five years. Kniffin attended seven football games as a guest of players, but has since been taken off the players’ pass list, according to the report.
The owners of both dealerships told the Dispatch they have never given players special deals, while Kniffin told the paper he’s sold cars to at least four dozen athletes after the Ohio State compliance staff directed them to him.
The Dispatch reported that Kniffin also said Ohio State officials reviewed sales before they were finalized, while Doug Archie, head of compliance at OSU, disputed Kniffin’s assertions.
Archie told the Dispatch that the school will look at the transactions and values, adding that he has no reason to believe a violation occurred.
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