COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Tressel fought back tears while announcing his resignation to his Ohio State football team Monday morning, an illustrious coaching career undone less than three months after his NCAA violations were first made public.
Following 10 years with the Buckeyes, seven Big Ten titles, a 9-1 record against Michigan and a national championship, Tressel was chased from his job by the scandal around his failure to be truthful with his bosses and the mounting public pressure that came with it.
Members of the team Sunday night received messages to meet Monday morning and feared what the news would be, and they were right. Accompanied by Athletic Director Gene Smith, Tressel announced…..
By: Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
From: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Published: Monday, May 30, 2011, 7:22 PM Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:26 AM)
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