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Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has seen plenty of recent attention after the school and NCAA announced he was being suspended for the first five games of 2011. Pryor was one of five Buckeyes ruled to have received improper benefits.

That’s led to nationwide criticism and scrutiny of Pryor and No. 6 OSU (11-1) entering Tuesday's Sugar Bowl game against eighth-ranked Arkansas (10-2).

After Pryor’s pre-Sugar Bowl media appearance on Saturday, don’t count on that attention to die down anytime soon.

Pryor, who apologized earlier in the week with teammates for breaking NCAA rules by selling team memorabilia, came off as less than apologetic Saturday. He admitted to knowing what he did was wrong — something that seems to counter OSU’s defense that it didn’t properly educate players — and took a parting shot at former Buckeye quarterback/ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit.

Below are a few memorable moments from Pryor’s 22 minutes with media:

It ended with his comment on Herbstreit, who recently said if Pryor left for the NFL it would be “addition by subtraction” for OSU. Essentially, the former Buckeye was saying the program would be better off if Pryor wasn’t around.

Asked to respond Pryor said:

“I don’t worry about what Kirk Herbstreit says, to tell you the truth.”

A Sugar Bowl moderator thanked media for coming and attempted to end the interview with Pryor. The quarterback leaned back into the microphone for a parting shot at Herbstreit:

“Has he beat Michigan?”

Pryor was knocking Herbstreit for his winless record against the Buckeyes’ chief rival. It was the final statement of Pryor’s time with media, but hardly the only one that will generate headlines.

Asked what he’d learned through the process and looming suspension, Pryor said: