The corruption scandal into college hoops recruiting and apparel companies being led by the FBI has already "effectively" cost Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino his job, and could cost others in the future spurned criminal charges against several high-profile assistant coaches.

It's only fair that football coaches get asked about it, too.

Urban Meyer was asked about what should happen to coaches who willingly break the rules, and he didn't mince words, according to Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch.

This comes on the heels of a report from CBS News that 'Coach-2' in the criminal complain from the United States Justice Department is actually Pitino. In that complaint, 'Coach-2' is mentioned nine times including in a conversation with a sports agent about getting additional money for a player, according to CBSSports.com's Gary Parrish.

It's a strong statement by Meyer, and certainly should resonate among the coaching fraternity. With all that's gone on in the college hoops world over the last 48 hours, it seems like this is only the beginning of a scandal that, as CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd noted, could force the reboot of the college sports landscape as a whole.

Ohio State's football program is no stranger to coaches lying, either. Former coach Jim Tressel resigned his post over Memorial Day weekend in 2011 in the wake of a scandal that included players receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor that Tressel was aware of.

No. 11 Ohio State (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) will play at Rutgers on Saturday night.