Reports That Pryor Received 20-40k From Autographs

Very soon after Terrelle's lawyer announced that Pryor would not be returning for his senior year of football at Ohio State, it was reported that ESPN has learned that Terrelle Pryor earned $20,000-$40,000 from freelance photographer Dennis Talbott for autographing memorabilia in 2009-10.


"The signings for cash, which would be a violation of NCAA rules, occurred a minimum of 35 to 40 times, netting Pryor anywhere from $20,000 to $40,000 that year, the former friend says. The source spoke to ESPN under the condition that his face not be aired on TV and that his name not be published.

He said Pryor was paid $500 to $1,000 each time he signed mini football helmets and other gear for a Columbus businessman and freelance photographer, Dennis Talbott. Talbott twice denied to ESPN that he ever paid Pryor or any other active Buckeye athlete to sign memorabilia. He said last week he has only worked with former players to set up signings. On Tuesday evening, he declined to comment whether he had ever operated a sports memorabilia business and said he was not an Ohio State booster."

Some expansion notes.

The motion to expand the NCAA Tournament from 64 to 96, is "probable", according to Jim Delany, the Big Ten Commissioner. Personally, I wouldn't expand at all, but if we had to, at least lower the number. 96 is way too many teams for one bracket. Imagine how difficult THAT bracket would be to fill out. I think it's funny that Delany has no problem expanding by 32 teams, but he won't add 1 for football. Questions are flying from all directions, and no one has an answer yet. No one really knows if this will happen for sure yet, but the hope is there, and that's great news for teams that are regularly on the bubble. I don't like the expansion rule at all, because everyone already likes the tournament as is, so why change now, after so many years of great success?

"The NCAA is weighing expansion of the tournament in conjunction with talks with networks about a new television contract. It can opt out of the final three years of a current 11-year, $6 billion agreement with CBS, and must decide by this summer."

I think this is interesting because once again, it's all about the money. You would think they would learn by now that money is important, but it's easy to lose pretty quick, if fans are upset. Take the BCS for example. The NCAA chose that because they would make more money, and have more expensive bowl games. The funny thing is, is that making a play-off for the college football world would also be giving them more money, so I'm not sure why they haven't even tried to make it happen.

We here at Inside The Shoe would like to congratulate Kyle Madsen for his outstanding effort in the classroom, even if his play on the court was atrocious. Grades are indeed important, and he obviously realizes he will most likely need a "fallback" in case the NBA totally rejects him. Seriously, though. Congrats!
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