Terrelle Pryor

In what many are flagging as a strange ruling, the NFL announced that former Ohio State standout Terrelle Pryor will be eligible for Monday’s NFL supplemental draft but that the controversial player must sit out the first five games after he signs a contract. Pryor chose not to play his final season with the Buckeyes or else suffer a five-game suspension for his role in a memorabilia-for-cash sc

Looks like Terrelle Pryor made a difference after all. He may not be playing in the first five games next season, but there's no doubt that he made it count last night in Ohio State's 31-26 win over Arkansas.

Terrelle Pryor #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates the Buckeyes 31-26 victory against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome on January 4, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel says that had they not pledged to return in 2011, the players facing five-game suspensions next season would not have traveled to the Sugar Bowl with the team.