At some point, Ohio State had to determine the cost of doing business with Jim Tressel — and without him.
Just a few days after the NCAA shot down Southern California’s appeal of harsh sanctions, the Buckeyes — facing their own NCAA investigation — parted ways with one of the most successful coaches in college football. Maybe that will keep Ohio State from getting the USC treatment.
“The recent situation has been a distraction for our great university and I make this decision for the greater good of our school,” Tressel said in his resignation letter.
Only the timing of Tressel’s resignation Tuesday was shocking.
“I think everybody’s been bracing for it for a while,” said former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, who hosts a sports talk show on SiriusXM satellite radio.
Tressel acknowledged in March he withheld information from the NCAA and his bosses about Ohio State players trading their trophies, rings, jerseys and other memorabilia for tattoos. No matter how effusively athletic director Gene Smith and President Gordon Gee supported their coach, there was no doubt his job could be in jeopardy.
While it may very well be a coincidence that the end of Tressel’s mostly glorious 10-year run in Columbus (9-1 against Michigan
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