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Coach Jim Tressel out at Ohio State
Coach Jim Tressel out at Ohio State
Monday, May 30, 2011 07:55 AM
Updated: Monday, May 30, 2011 08:58 AM
By Mike Wagner, Ken Gordon and Jill Riepenhoff
The Columbus Dispatch

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Ohio State coach Jim Tressel on the field at the Sugar Bowl in January

Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has resigned, university sources told The Dispatch today.

Less than three months after President E. Gordon Gee and Athletic Director Gene Smith said they fully supported their embattled coach, mounting pressure, a pending NCAA disciplinary hearing and new revelations about the culture of the program forced the university to act on their once-revered coach, sources said.

Neither Gee, Smith nor Tressel could be reached immediately for comment.

Sources said assistant coach Luke Fickell, who had been named to coach the first five games of the season while Tressel served his suspension for withholding information from the university compliance office and the NCAA, will serve as interim coach of the Buckeyes all of next season.

The Dispatch has obtained a memo Gee sent to OSU trustees this morning:

"I write to let you know that later this morning we will be announcing the resignation of Jim Tressel as head coach of the University's football program. As you all know, I appointed a special committee to analyze and provide advice to me regarding issues attendant to our football program. In consultation with the senior leadership of the University and the senior leadership of the Board, I have been actively reviewing the matter and have accepted Coach Tressel's resignation.

"My public statement will include our common understanding that throughout all we do, we are One University with one set of standards and one overarching mission. The University's enduring public purposes and its tradition of excellence continue to guide our actions," Gee wrote.

Ohio State's football program came under fire in December when six players were suspended by the NCAA for selling or trading uniforms and other memorabilia to a Columbus tattoo-parlor owner. The NCAA also drew criticism for allowing the players to participate in the Sugar Bowl instead of serving their suspensions immediately.

Tattoo-parlor owner Edward Rife was under investigation for drug trafficking when his unrelated trading for OSU memorabilia came to light. It was revealed in federal court on Friday that Edward Rife, owner of Fine Line Ink Tattoos on Sullivant Avenue on the Hilltop, agreed in December to plead guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering. As part of the agreement, Rife must forfeit all of his OSU memorabilia if he does not come up with $50,000, the amount federal investigators say he made in profit selling marijuana.

Tressel expressed surprise in December at the revelations of his players being involved with the tattoo-parlor operator, but the university learned in January that Tressel was told of the relationship last April in an email from a former OSU player. The coach did not share that information with the university as his contract requires, nor did he reveal it when he signed an NCAA compliance form in September verifying that he was unaware of any possible violations.

He was suspended two games and fined $250,000 for his actions. He requested that his suspension be increased to five games to match the penalty his players received. The university obliged.

Tressel's contract was renewed last spring through 2014. He earns about $3.7 million annually in salary and other incentives. He leaves Ohio State with an impressive coaching resume, having led the school to its fifth national title as well as directing impressive runs of Big Ten championships and victories over archrival Michigan.

The coach who came to Ohio State from Division I-AA Youngtown State University leaves OSU as one of the most recognizable figures in college football and all sports with a record of 106-22 at OSU. His winning percentage of .828 was better than the legendary Woody Hayes (.761).

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/spo...ml?sid=101
 
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Updated: May 30, 2011, 9:12 AM ET
Report: Jim Tressel tenders resignation

ESPN.com news services

Embattled coach Jim Tressel has resigned from Ohio State, The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday morning, citing university sources.

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The news comes two weeks after Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith affirmed his support for the coach, who has led the Ohio State program for 10 seasons.

At the Big Ten spring meetings earlier this month, Smith -- while declining to discuss any details of an ongoing NCAA investigation of Tressel -- said his outlook toward the coach's position hadn't wavered.

"Oh, definitely, no question," Smith said. "I haven't changed, I haven't changed. But I'm not talking about the case beyond that."

Smith noted last month in an interview with The Associated Press that Tressel should have apologized at a March 8 news conference, where Tressel acknowledged he failed to notify Ohio State officials of emails he received about some of his players receiving improper benefits.

Smith has also talked about the high legal costs Ohio State is dealing with, calling the ongoing NCAA situation "a nightmare."

Tressel also received support at the spring meetings from fellow coaches such as Michigan State's Mark Dantonio and Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald, as well as from Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne, a longtime friend.

"Coaches are great," Tressel said. "They understand all the challenges everyone has. It's good to be with them."

Information from ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg and The Associated Press was used in this report.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6606999
 
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Now, perhaps, they can concentrate on Thad.
 
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Tressel falls on the sword to save the program, that's all it is. I still can't believe that O$U hasn't been tagged for lack of control.

Edit: BTW, I guess we know where Urban Meyer will end up now. He'll fit in perfectly. Instead of trading crap for tats, he'll just have 7 or 8 players a year get arrested on various charges, including felonies, much like he did at Florida.
 
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(05-30-2011 08:36 AM)Kenyon#4 Wrote:  Tressel falls on the sword to save the program, that's all it is. I still can't believe that O$U hasn't been tagged for lack of control.

Oh, they will be.
 
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I doubt Urban Meyer will take the job. If he almost had a nervous breakdown at Florida, imagine what would happen to him when he has to deal with the psychopaths at tO$U?
 
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(05-30-2011 08:47 AM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  I doubt Urban Meyer will take the job. If he almost had a nervous breakdown at Florida, imagine what would happen to him when he has to deal with the psychopaths at tO$U?

I think he'll listen, and I wouldn't be suprised if he took it. Ohio guy, this is his home. It will probably depend on how far the NCAA shoves it's foot up O$U's a$$ though. If there are sanctions out the ying yang, he might pass.
 
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(05-30-2011 08:49 AM)Kenyon#4 Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 08:47 AM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  I doubt Urban Meyer will take the job. If he almost had a nervous breakdown at Florida, imagine what would happen to him when he has to deal with the psychopaths at tO$U?

I think he'll listen, and I wouldn't be suprised if he took it. Ohio guy, this is his home. It will probably depend on how far the NCAA shoves it's foot up O$U's a$$ though. If there are sanctions out the ying yang, he might pass.

tO$U played the entire last season with at least 5 ineligible players and the head coach was aware of it. There will most certainly be sanctions and they will probably (I don't know the right word) have to give back wins they had. Institutional control is the biggie here.
 
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(05-30-2011 09:00 AM)ctipton Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 08:49 AM)Kenyon#4 Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 08:47 AM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  I doubt Urban Meyer will take the job. If he almost had a nervous breakdown at Florida, imagine what would happen to him when he has to deal with the psychopaths at tO$U?

I think he'll listen, and I wouldn't be suprised if he took it. Ohio guy, this is his home. It will probably depend on how far the NCAA shoves it's foot up O$U's a$$ though. If there are sanctions out the ying yang, he might pass.

tO$U played the entire last season with at least 5 ineligible players and the head coach was aware of it. There will most certainly be sanctions and they will probably (I don't know the right word) have to give back wins they had. Institutional control is the biggie here.

Exactly. But I hope they don't just make them vacate wins. That's by far the lamest punishment the NCAA has in their arsenal. There should be scholarship deductions and a bowl ban, AT LEAST.
 
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(05-30-2011 09:00 AM)ctipton Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 08:49 AM)Kenyon#4 Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 08:47 AM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  I doubt Urban Meyer will take the job. If he almost had a nervous breakdown at Florida, imagine what would happen to him when he has to deal with the psychopaths at tO$U?

I think he'll listen, and I wouldn't be suprised if he took it. Ohio guy, this is his home. It will probably depend on how far the NCAA shoves it's foot up O$U's a$$ though. If there are sanctions out the ying yang, he might pass.

tO$U played the entire last season with at least 5 ineligible players and the head coach was aware of it. There will most certainly be sanctions and they will probably (I don't know the right word) have to give back wins they had. Institutional control is the biggie here.

Oh I'm sure more than just Tressel was aware of it, that will be the key in them being cited for institutional control. The problem is, I don't know if it can be proven. As the saying goes, it's not what you know, it's what you can prove.

If all they end up with is saying bye bye to sweater vest and having to vacate some wins, they will have gotten off pretty easy.
 
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(05-30-2011 08:23 AM)ctipton Wrote:  The coach.......with a record of 106-22 at OSU. His winning percentage of .828 was better than the legendary Woody Hayes (.761).

It won't be better than Woody if this season is vacated due to playing ineligible players.
 
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Which will history remember more fondly, Tressel's sweater or Traficant's hair? You can take the dude out of Youngstown...but that don't mean you can scrub the Youngstown off his soul.
 
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Liar, liar, vest on fire!
 
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(05-30-2011 09:09 AM)Kenyon#4 Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 09:00 AM)ctipton Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 08:49 AM)Kenyon#4 Wrote:  
(05-30-2011 08:47 AM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  I doubt Urban Meyer will take the job. If he almost had a nervous breakdown at Florida, imagine what would happen to him when he has to deal with the psychopaths at tO$U?

I think he'll listen, and I wouldn't be suprised if he took it. Ohio guy, this is his home. It will probably depend on how far the NCAA shoves it's foot up O$U's a$$ though. If there are sanctions out the ying yang, he might pass.

tO$U played the entire last season with at least 5 ineligible players and the head coach was aware of it. There will most certainly be sanctions and they will probably (I don't know the right word) have to give back wins they had. Institutional control is the biggie here.

Oh I'm sure more than just Tressel was aware of it, that will be the key in them being cited for institutional control. The problem is, I don't know if it can be proven. As the saying goes, it's not what you know, it's what you can prove.

If all they end up with is saying bye bye to sweater vest and having to vacate some wins, they will have gotten off pretty easy.

Also, when you consider the shenanigans of the Jim O'Brien era, they might also get tagged as repeat offenders.
 
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I will be shocked if OSU doesn't get a bowl ban, a major loss of scholarships and tagged with lack of instituational control. This is every bit as bad as what USC did. They better just hope the investigation doesnt lead into the basketball program. It's going to continue to get worse for them IMO. There are rumors out there right now about some shady deals that were being set up for the parents / handlers of current class of '12 prospects.
 
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