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New Allegations of NCAA Violations by OSU’s Terrelle Pryor
Outside the Lines (Sunday 9 a.m. ET, ESPN; re-air 10 a.m. ESPN2)

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Quarterback Terrelle Pryor was the star of Big Ten powerhouse Ohio State, but his fall has been swift. Pryor was suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season for selling one of his Big Ten championship rings and other personal items. But an Outside the Lines investigation reveals that the quarterback’s transgressions go further, including trading his signature for cash on a weekly basis, a violation of NCAA rules. A source tells OTL that Pryor sold memorabilia to Dennis Talbott, a Columbus businessman who has arranged autograph signing sessions for former OSU football players. Sunday’s OTL will feature Tom Farrey’s complete report expands on what is currently airing.

Excerpt from Tom Farrey’s interview with OTL’s source:

Tom Farrey: “So how would that work with Dennis Talbot and Terrelle Pryor in terms of signing of merchandise?”
Answer: “Actually, Dennis probably would get the merchandise and bring it to TP, and he would sign it and he would bring him cash. Dennis would give him cash.”
TF: “How much in cash would he give Terrelle?”
A: “Five hundred, a thousand dollars, things like that.”
TF: “How often?”
A: “Three times a week, four times a week.”
TF: “Did you actually see money change hands?”
A: “Yes.”
TF: “You saw Dennis Talbot pull cash out of his pocket or wallet or otherwise and give it to Terrelle Pryor?”
A: “Yes, I did.”
TF: “So three or four times a week for ‑‑ how many weeks did this go on?”
A: “I would say probably, I don’t know, a year, probably about a year.”

1987 NFL Replacement Players
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QB Dan Marino (L, striped shirt) and members of the striking Miami Dolphins accompanied by supporters at training camp Sept. 25, 1987.
(AP Photo/Raul Demolina)

Liz Merrill, in her story on the 1987 NFL replacement players, writes:

They were called scabs and were met with hostility, threats and profanity as their buses crossed the picket lines. In places like Dallas, fans loved their grit and nicknamed them the “Rhinestone Cowboys.” Other replacement teams wound up with derogatory monikers, like the “Chicago Spare Bears,” the “Seattle Sea-Scabs,” and the “New Orleans Saint Elsewheres.” When it was over, after roughly 10 days of camp and three weeks of replacement games, hundreds of dreamers went back to their lives while the NFL churned on. A whole generation of fans doesn’t know about them, or why asterisks appear alongside their names on 1987 rosters. But to the replacements, it doesn’t matter. They’re part of history.