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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University on Tuesday dropped its review of car purchases by football players and family members after two separate investigations found dealerships made money on almost all of the sales.

The university made its decision in light of a report by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and a separate review by the Ohio Independent Automobile Dealers Association.

“We have seen no evidence that would lead us to believe that Ohio State student athletes violated any policies when purchasing used cars,” said university spokesman Jim Lynch.

The reviews were launched after questions about players’ car purchases arose in the wake of a scandal in which some players received cash and tattoos for autographs, championship rings and equipment.

In a 65-page report issued Tuesday, the state BMV said two Columbus-area dealerships made money on 24 of 25 sales made to players and family members.

The BMV, however, did not interview Ohio State players or officials and did not examine records of financial transactions that players file with the university’s athletic compliance office.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State football coach Luke Fickell has stressed, time and again, since the resignation of Jim Tressel, that the Buckeyes have to move forward.

Four weeks after Tressel left the program, it seems Fickell’s players have done just that.

“Losing Coach Tress is absolutely huge for us, but you have to move on,” junior defensive lineman John Simon said. “We’ve been doing that pretty well so far, and Coach Fick is leading the way and doing an awesome job.”

Simon, along with some teammates, addressed the media Tuesday on campus, as the program continues to pick up the pieces with camp on the horizon.

Fickell, a former Ohio State player and defensive assistant the past 10 years, has the attention of his players early on, even the ones who worked on the opposite side of the ball from him last season.

“I love Coach Fick,” senior center Mike Brewster said. “He definitely deserves to be here. He’s the man. He’ll prove himself this year.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University trustees will spend up to six weeks reviewing the athletic program after the scandal that led to the suspension of five players and the forced resignation of football coach Jim Tressel.

“We want to assure ourselves that there are no new issues in any existing athletics matters that have not been dealt with,” Robert Schottenstein said Thursday during the trustees’ audit committee meeting. “And I will say today that we believe that is the case.”

In the first public comments from a member of the board of decision-makers that oversees the university, Schottenstein added that the school reported every alleged football team violation it was aware of to the NCAA.

“The process and decision-making to date by the university has in our judgment been fundamentally sound,” said Schottenstein, chairman of the audit committee.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State University is using a written survey to match up freshman roommates in the final year before the process is computerized.

The school will move to an online system that will determine whether students are likely to get along based on factors including neatness, sleeping habits and whether they smoke. A Facebook page also is being developed where students can look for the right roomie on their own.

The new web-based method may be tested with a small number of students for the coming school year before its official launch in 2011.

For now, Ohio State is relying on written answers to questions on a housing form to assign roommates. Students are asked about their feelings on issues such as smoking, overnight guests and drinking.

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