Gordon Gee said then: "No, are you kidding? Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me. Gee was not joking about the Tressel situation over the weekend. Ohio State released a letter from Gee to the university's board of trustees which said, "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.
Tressel's downfall came with public and media pressure mounting on Ohio State, its board of trustees, Gee and Smith. It's at that time that he decided to resign," Smith said in a video released Monday. We did meet with part of the team this morning and those who were not there, they were contacted by their position coaches. Coach Tressel did what we all knew he would do. He did an eloquent job of explaining to the young men what transition really means and what they needed to focus on.
Before the meeting, Smith met with Fickell and asked him to be interim coach, which he accepted. Smith also met with full coaching staff and support staff. We will not discuss any of the matters around that case, or any further accusations that may emerge," Smith said.
I do want to thank Coach Tressel for his long service to our university. There was a lot of people he touched in a highly positive way. We're very thankful for his leadership during the years we had great success on the field and off the field, but more importantly in the classroom.
He denied knowledge of improper benefits to players until confronted by investigators with emails that showed he had known since April After several NCAA violations by him or his players over the years, Tressel's problems deepened after learning six Ohio State players -- including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor -- were found to have received cash or discounted tattoos.
All were permitted by the NCAA to play in the Buckeyes' victory over Arkansas in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, with their suspensions to begin with the first game of the season. After the team returned from New Orleans, Ohio State officials began preparing an appeal of the players' sanctions. It was then that investigators found that Tressel had learned in April about the players' involvement with the federally-investigated parlor owner, Edward Rife.
A local attorney and former Ohio State walk-on player, Christopher Cicero, had sent Tressel emails detailing the improper benefits. Tressel and Cicero traded a dozen emails on the subject. Tressel had signed an NCAA compliance form in September saying he had no knowledge of any wrongdoing by athletes. His contract, in addition to NCAA rules, specified that he had to tell his superiors or compliance department about any potential NCAA rules violations.
Yet he did not tell anyone, except to forward emails to Ted Sarniak, reportedly a "mentor" for Pryor back in his hometown of Jeannette, Pa. Later Monday, Sports Illustrated reported that at least 28 players -- 22 more than the university has acknowledged -- were involved in exchanging memorabilia for services as far back as , Tressel's second season at Ohio State. SI reported that nine current players -- defensive back C. A tattoo artist told SI the memorabilia-for-tattoos exchange has gone on since Beyond that, we will have no further comment.
The year-old Tressel had a record of at Ohio State. He led the Buckeyes to eight Bowl Championship Series games in his 10 years. Combined with a record in 15 years at Youngstown State, where he won four Division I-AA national championships, Tressel's career mark was With speculation swirling that Urban Meyer would be an apt replacement, the former Florida coach, who works as a college football analyst for ESPN, said he wasn't interested.
I wish Jim and his family the very best now and in the future. He will be missed in college football. The author of two books about faith and integrity, Tressel remains a scapegoat to many and a hypocrite to others. Even though he has many backers, a rising chorus of detractors had stepped forward during the ongoing NCAA investigation.
There were also questions about his players and their friends and family members receiving special deals on used cars from two Columbus dealers. The Ohio State football team has been living in a golden era for the last 20 years. To say things have been good for the Buckeyes on the gridiron would be an understatement. Two national championships, numerous Big Ten titles and player accolades galore pales in comparison to what OSU has done to its archrival Michigan in that span.
There is one man to thank for setting that course: Jim Tressel. I still get chills when I hear those words. And now Tressel wants to see one more thing before he dies. At a charity event in Youngstown, Tressel made it clear he hopes to see Ohio State overtake Michigan in the all-time records as well. At that time Michigan owned a record over the Bucks. But how the tables have turned since Tressel took over the program. He graduated from Baldwin-Wallace in with an education degree.
In , Tressel had his first on-field coaching experience, serving as a graduate assistant at the University of Akron. From to , Tressel coached the quarterbacks, the running backs, and wide receivers.
In , he came to The Ohio State University, where he eventually would coach the quarterbacks, the running backs, and wide receivers.
Tressel struggled his first season at Youngstown State, winning only two games, but he quickly built a national powerhouse in Division I-AA football. During the s, Youngstown State won games, lost twenty-seven, and tied two.
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