Ohio State and big ten of Commissioner Jim Delany versions as and large violations were discovered earlier this year differ significantly, ESPN.com has discovered.

That could possibly to more NCAA control in an already result in deepening scandal at the school. Experts say that the NCAA Committee could cause penalties, the discrepancy, whether mistaken led investigators in the case, the E-mail to former coach Jim Tressel involved.

In comments to the Columbus Dispatch on Sunday, Delany said he learned that the now former coach charged e-Mails from the school and the NCAA in mid-January. The Kommissar--"surprised and disappointed" - that he learned the information at the same time as the school and the NCAA due to an open request is added.

Big ten Commissioner Jim Delany is a former NCAA investigator. (Getty Images) When reached for comment, Delany confirms what he said shipping on ESPN.com on Wednesday by a big ten spokesman. Again, the question to clarify on Thursday and give a detailed chronology of the events, Delany said that his remarks on the paper is a "un refreshed memory."

The University of the NCAA self-reported says the school discovered the email "in the review information to an independent legal problem." Subsequent reports each akutalisiert dispatch following their release of self-reported say school, sanctions in relation to student athletes that the e-Mails were discovered during civil servants prepared the appeal of the players reinstatement case.

CBSSports.com obtained led all freedom of Information Act requests at the University. The earliest request came in documents released by a spokesman for school in 2011 by Bloomberg News requested a copy of the school of NCAA revenue and expenditure report on Jan. 20, all 11 days after the school reported that she the e-Mails became aware. Yahoo! Sports that submitted the message that Tressel knowledge of the NCAA had injuries with Buckeyes player, his first open records request to the school on February 28.

In his remarks Delany set Sunday, also, that he and the NCAA have been notified immediately, as soon as the mails found.

"" In the case of [Ohio State President] Gordon [Gee] and [Director] genes [Smith], let us put it this way: if they had information about the tattoo situation, it went to the NCAA, "Delany said the paper."If they had information about Jim, it went to the NCAA. "And pretty much in real time, I knew it."

But according to the school self-report and subsequent comments from Smith, Ohio State found the e-Mails on Jan. 13, interviewed Tressel three days later and then Delany on Feb. 2 and the NCAA informed a day later.

"As we back from the bowl game, we were discovered, by another process, which we collect the, that there are some details of one other thing was e-Mails that Coach Tressel had revealed that he had some knowledge of the matter with our athletes from students, had received", Smith told a press conference on 8 March. "We informed Commissioner Jim Delany and the next day, we notified the NCAA our matter."

"We asked them on 3 February to come and visit us in the investigation that was launched."

Michael L. Buckner, a lawyer, specialized cases in NCAA and has represented several schools in the enforcement, says that the discrepancy in the discovery of the e-Mails could have consequences for the school if it appears to the Committee on infractions in August.

"The NCAA will want in any case, find out how the institution out found on the allegations," he said. "Could an error of allegation monitor may it." If she about it because someone in an open records request sent found means then [Ohio State] out of offences by someone other external institution of this process cause the. "If found the vehicle about you through their own way out, which could then show, that set up what you do to find out, had allegations."

Buckner added that Delany or members of the school to face probably only serious consequences would if there was to deceive an intention NCAA investigators, as they discovered the violations of human rights.

"It could have been just a misunderstanding." Or it would have a different interpretation of the facts, "said Bucker." "Their aim will be as thorough as it can with its investigation of this claim."

Ohio State spokesman Jim Lynch, the question of discovered such as the school the E-mail, said that the University discovered the mails during an independent legal matter.

Two compliance experts, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the NCAA could review the notice of the charges they sent the school on April 21. A source said ESPN.com is adding an error of free monitor a way.

In April 2010 Tressel, memorabilia at a suspected drug dealer was informed participation in handling email of Star quarterback Terrelle Pryor and several other Buckeyes. As in this case resolved in the coming months, has been known that Tressel, could turn over the information to the compliance office and signed a statement saying: he had no knowledge of the events.

"Between the period from April 2, 2009, and January 15, 2010, football coach Jim Tressel violated the provisions of the NCAA bylaw 10.1 he not institutional officials of the information he received from April 2010 to notify, concerning possible violations of NCAA preferential treatment legislation with student athletes on the football team," said Ohio State self-report.

Delany, a former NCAA investigator himself, criticized for his role in lobbying for the not eligible Ohio State players in the sugar bowl despite NCAA commit injury to play. As the investigation in Ohio State extended and known Tressel's role in information, he later regrets his role in the matter.

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