The ink has barely dried on the copy of Sports Illustrated at your local bookstore, and Ohio State has already closed its investigation into the magazine’s charge that Holmes told one agent he was already taking money from another agent.
Ohio State Ends Investigation Of Santonio Holmes Allegations In Sports Illustrated
“During an interview on Wednesday, Holmes stated he never received money or benefits from an agent,” Ohio State said in a statement released Friday. “The institution has contacted the Agents, Gambling and Amateurism staff at the NCAA, and the NCAA has stated it does not intend to investigate anything further related to the allegations.”
Why Ohio State was even investigating the incident in the first place is something of a mystery, given that Holmes left the school for the NFL after the 2005 season and the NCAA has a four-year statute of limitations on such cases. But it’s now officially closed.
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