Ohio St. assistant reprimanded

An assistant football coach was reprimanded by Ohio State for trying to arrange for a car and a loan for a recruit and getting him a tutor, The Columbus Dispatch reported Thursday.

Ohio State placed a letter of reprimand in offensive coordinator's Jim Bollman's personnel file and also wrote a letter of admonishment for head coach Jim Tressel, because Tressel is Bollman's supervisor.

The school determined that helping the recruit get a tutor for a college entrance exam was a secondary NCAA violation. Ohio State reported it to the NCAA, which declined to investigate, athletic director Andy Geiger told the Dispatch.

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