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Ohio State waiting for NCAA to respond in Miller photo issue
Ohio State is waiting for the NCAA's response to determine if the photo quarterback Braxton Miller posted to Instagram last week is in violation of any NCAA rules.
Miller posted a photo with himself next to a stack of AdvoCare supplements. The caption to the photo included Miller's name in an email address to purchase products. While NCAA athletes are not prohibited from selling AdvoCare products, use of their likeness to promote the business is prohibited.
The picture was deleted shortly after it was posted and Ohio State said last Wednesday that it was looking into the issue. According to the Columbus Dispatch, OSU's compliance department immediately interviewed Miller and the findings after the department's investigation were forwarded to the NCAA.
“Waiting for NCAA response,” athletic director Gene Smith said per the Dispatch.
Monday, coach Urban Meyer made a remark at a luncheon that there was no issue surrounding Miller and the picture. Tuesday, Meyer said he had no first-hand knowledge that Miller is in the clear.
"I shouldn't comment on things I don't know about," Meyer said via Cleveland.com. "I don't know, other than they are telling me they think it's good. I think it's going to be OK. People are asking me - 'It's all good, it's done?' I don't know.
"It's been told to me that everything looks to be OK. They are just doing their due diligence and making sure."
Cleveland.com cited a source that said a secondary violation is expected for Miller and that the university should hear back in about a week. A secondary violation wouldn't include any loss of eligibility.
If the NCAA determines a violation occurred with Miller's picture, any punishment could be lessened because of the immediacy of Ohio State's investigation. When announcing the four-game penalty for Georgia running back Todd Gurley's acceptance of compensation for his autograph, the NCAA said the punishment took into account the speed in which Georgia reported the violations.
Miller, still rehabbing from a shoulder injury that derailed his 2014 season before it began, is competing with J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones to be Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2015.
For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.
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