Violation or Legal: Take the NCAA Rules Quiz

Friday, 10 June 2011 | by Pat's Picks

Maybe you’ve heard about this Terrelle Pryor controversy or maybe you haven’t. In a nutshell, the Ohio State quarterback became the ex Ohio State quarterback after reports that he accepted money for his signature and other memorabilia. The details are murky, but not as murky as the actual NCAA rules about gifts are. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer put together a quiz to see if you can figure out what’s acceptable and what’s not. Just a warning: the NCAA book of bylaws in 444 pages with more added each year. Some of he topics covered: “When is a meal an illegal gift? From whom can a student-athlete borrow money? When a team flies to road games, who gets the frequent flyer miles, the athlete or the university that pays the airfare?”

Here’s question one and two: You’ll have to click through above to finish the quiz, and get the answers:

During dinner, a super fan of the local college basketball team notices a few of the players glued to the big-screen TV at a nearby sports bar. To show his appreciation, he buys them a pitcher of pop and an extra-large bucket of spicy wings. He’s not an official booster.

The team’s star linebacker is headed to the local banquet hall to speak (for free) at a pee-wee football dinner. He swings by the athletic offices, where the head coach notices he’s not wearing a tie. The coach pulls one from his drawer, tosses it to the linebacker and wishes him good luck with the speech.