References to wins out

DAYTON (AP) -- Ohio State must erase references to all regular season games in addition to NCAA tournament trips it made while using an ineligible player, the school said Thursday.
Ohio State spokesman Steve Snapp said the university asked the NCAA whether the university had to wipe out references to all games played and not just those played in the postseason.
The NCAA put Ohio State on three years of probation March 10 and ordered it to pay back all tournament money earned from 1999-2002 when former player Boban Savovic was on the Buckeyes' roster. In addition, Ohio State must erase all references to team accomplishments from those years.
A two-year NCAA investigation found that Savovic received improper benefits and committed academic fraud while he played for Ohio State.
More than expected
Originally, the university thought last week's ruling only dealt with NCAA tournament games.
Snapp said Ohio State has pulled down the banners at Value City Arena related to NCAA trips, Final Fours and Big Ten championships and erased from them any reference to the years in question.
He said he was uncertain when any tournament revenue would be paid back to the NCAA. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said last week that he estimated the school would have to return around $800,000 accrued from the postseason.
Snapp said the university will be in touch with the NCAA regarding how to list the games from those four seasons. The NCAA says the games must be "vacated" -- indicating they are not forfeited but rather listed as if they were not even played.