How the Unruly Black Market for High-School Athletes Tore a Family Apart

Not sure if this is paywalled or not, but basically Bell was shopped around from school to school since he was 14 and his entire family took advantage of the paychecks.

The whole thing is worth the read but here's the OSU-centric part:

After a stop at the University of Washington, Bell’s mother texted a friend, “Good news they offered P 350k.” A university spokesman declined to comment. The family went on to Penn State and then in mid-June to Ohio State. That visit went poorly.

The hotel room where Bell’s mother and stepfather were staying was “trashed,” leaving an OSU coach with a bill for broken furniture, his high-school coach later told relatives. A Buckeyes coach subsequently informed Bell’s mother that the team wanted her son, but the “entourage” wasn’t welcome in Columbus, the high-school coach said.

OSU declined to comment. 

Before they left Ohio, Barnes’ blood sugar spiked to life-threatening levels, she suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized for several days, according to public records.

Very unfair hand this kid was given, hope he can make a success for himself and build a strong family of his own