COLUMBUS, Ohio -

A college football scandal involving a car salesman that has undoubtedly led to gray hairs and scarlet faces across the Buckeye Nation appears to have made a bit of a U-turn.

It was reported in The Columbus Dispatch last week that Aaron Kniffin, a car salesman formerly with Jack Maxton Chevrolet in Columbus, Ohio, sold a 2007 Chrysler 300C to former Ohio State linebacker Thaddeus Gibson with the purchase price on the car’s title — issued March 6, 2008 — being listed as $0.

Apparently, dealership owner Jeff Mauk wasn’t sure why it was listed as such and Gibson claimed he paid for the vehicle, the paper had said.

However, the situation got a new wrinkle Wednesday when The Dispatch reported that a previous title (issued in June 2007) found in the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles records indicates that Gibson had purchased the vehicle for $13,700.

The money to pay for the car was apparently from an auto loan via Huntington National Bank, a debt Gibson claims he is still be paying down.

Wednesday’s news is the latest in a saga involving Ohio State’s football program. The BMV and Ohio State University are still looking into various vehicle transactions Buckeye athletes and family members had with Kniffin at two Columbus dealerships. The university and BMW are checking for any impermissible benefits.