 FILE - This nov. 27, 2010, file photo shows Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, left, celebrating with quarterbacks coach Nick Siciliano after an NCAA college football game against Michigan, in Columbus, Ohio.... (Associated Press) 
 
 FILE - This nov. 27, 2010, file photo shows Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, left, celebrating with quarterbacks coach Nick Siciliano after an NCAA college football game against Michigan, in Columbus, Ohio.... (Associated Press) 
 
 Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other Buckeyes were suspended by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards, and receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor. The NCAA did not suspend the players for Jan. 4 Sugar Bowl against the eighth-ranked Razorbacks because the "student-athletes did not receive adequate rules education during the time period the violations occurred." Smith said Ohio State was not "explicit" in instructing players about the sale of apparel, awards and gifts. Along with Pryor, running back Daniel Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey, offensive lineman Mike Adams and defensive end Solomon Thomas must sit out and repay between $1,000 to $2,500 to charity. A sixth player, linebacker Jordan Whiting must sit out the first game of the 2011 season and pay $150 to a charity for the value of services that were discounted by the tattoo artist because he was a Buckeyes player. "These are significant penalties based on findings and information provided by the university," Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs, said in the release. This is what each of them will have to repay to regain elibility next season: 
 
 Adams must repay $1,000 to a charity for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring 
 
 Herron must repay $1,150 to a charity for selling his football jersey, pants and shoes for $1,000 and receiving discounted services worth $150 
 
 Posey must repay $1,250 to a charity for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,200 and receiving discounted services worth $50 
 
 Pryor must repay $2,500 to a charity for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring, a 2009 Fiesta Bowl sportsmanship award and his 2008 Gold Pants, a gift from the university 
 
 Thomas must repay $1,505 to a charity for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,000, his 2008 Gold Pants for $350 and receiving discounted services worth $155 
 
 Whiting must pay $150 to a charity for receiving discounted services. "We will appeal the game suspensions," Smith today said at a news conference, but he also praised the NCAA for reacting quickly to the situation.
– And there was much joy in Michigan: Five Ohio State Buckeyes—including star QB Terrelle Pryor—have been suspended by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling rings, jerseys, and other goodies to make a buck, reports the Columbus Dispatch. They will, however, be able to play in this year's Sugar Bowl. The school plans to appeal. Some of the players also received what the NCAA deemed improper discounts from a tattoo parlor. All have to give between 1,000 to $2,500 to charity to make up for their profits. Pryor sold his 2008 Big Ten championship ring and his 2008 "gold pants," which the AP describes as "a trinket" given to players on a team that beats Michigan.