Hard to say. One thing to keep in mind is that schools self-report a lot of violations every year that you never hear about. There have been several high-profile athletes at major schools that were technically ruled ineligible and then had their eligibility restored and the fans never would have known. It's possible that this individual did commit violations before that OSU reported and then had him disassociate from the program, but it doesn't mean they can physically stop him from doing what he's going to do.