Articles tagged:Jim Tressel

Posted: Wed Aug 10 2:12 p.m. by The Associated Press
Records show Jim Tressel made $21.7 million while at Ohio State

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Posted: Thu Aug 4 9:31 a.m. by The Associated Press
Ohio State freshmen wear black wristbands to show support for ex-football coach Jim Tressel

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Posted: Fri Jul 8 5:59 a.m. by Ben Freed
Jim Tressel is gone, Ohio State football is in trouble: Time for smack T-shirt sales in Ann Arbor

Latest news: Ohio State vacates 2010 football season, including 37-7 win over Michigan, according to Columbus Dispatch It seems no major event occurs today without a rash of new T-shirts hitting the market, and the scandal at “That School Down South” is no exception to the rule. One man’s loss ...

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Posted: Mon Jun 13 5:05 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor

It didn’t pack the same panache as the comments his predecessor made on his first day on the job, but interim Ohio State football coach Luke Fickell did address his team’s rivalry with Michigan when he met with the media for the first time on Monday. During the press conference, ...

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Posted: Tue Jun 7 9:22 a.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter

Ron Bellamy, the former Michigan wide receiver turned West Bloomfield High football coach, wasn't surprised by the scandal at Ohio State that led to Jim Tressel's resignation. He said he had heard stories about Ohio State and other schools in NFL locker rooms all the time. Bellamy discussed that and ...

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Posted: Sun Jun 5 8:03 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany 'disappointed' in former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel

Calling it a break in the chain of reporting, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said he was disappointed and surprised about the downfall of former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, but that he wasn’t angry. Tressel was forced to resign Monday after being accused of lying about his knowledge ...

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Posted: Sat Jun 4 9:33 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Jim Tressel won't be on the sideline when Ohio State pays a visit to Michigan Stadium this season. But that didn't keep him from offering a prediction when 200 fans gathered in his front yard Saturday evening: "Don't forget. On Nov. 26, we're gonna kick their ass." The Cleveland Plain ...

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Posted: Sat Jun 4 5:58 a.m. by Lucy Ann Lance AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Q&A with Charles Woodson: 1997 Heisman trophy winner says efforts to clean up college sports won't work

Although college coaches are expected to maintain an atmosphere of collegiality, they should be unafraid to speak out for what they know is right, just as they would expect their players to do. No less an authority than philosopher Henry Thoreau wrote, “Cast your whole vote, not a strip of ...

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Posted: Fri Jun 3 11:40 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Michigan's Bo Schembechler considered ex-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel 'a snake in the grass'

Former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler saw recently resigned Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel as "a snake in the grass," according to Ann Arbor author John U. Bacon.

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Posted: Thu Jun 2 1:01 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Don't be like Jim Tressel and more on the Ohio State football program

Jim Tressel's new reputation as a tarnished football coach should serve as a warning to every other college coach, DJ Gallo writes at ESPN.com. Gallo even provides a three-part plan on how coaches can avoid being compared to Tressel. Step one, naturally, is "Check out the parking lot."

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Posted: Wed Jun 1 9:23 a.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter

In mid-May at the Big Ten spring meetings in Chicago, former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel called new Michigan coach Brady Hoke "awesome." He thought he was good for the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry, a yearly matchup Tressel lived for a decade. On Monday, in the midst of a scandal ...

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Posted: Tue May 31 10:35 a.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter
Terrelle Pryor's recruiting decision ends up a good thing for Michigan football

The best and worst day for the Michigan football program over the past five years will end up being the same one.

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Posted: Mon May 30 3:02 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter

Bennie Joppru didn’t think it would happen this fast. The former Michigan tight end figured former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel wouldn’t make it to the 2011 season — but for Tressel’s resignation to happen as summer kicked off surprised him. Yet there it was for everyone to see Monday ...

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Posted: Mon May 30 1:36 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter
Jim Tressel's resignation closes an era in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry

We come here today to close out another era in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. As Jim Tressel leaves Ohio State under a shroud of scandal, this latest era of the biggest rivalry in college football is over. The iconic sweatervest, the one that tormented Michigan for the past decade, is ...

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Posted: Mon May 30 1:06 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
A look back at Jim Tressel's games against Michigan

From his first day on the job, Jim Tressel made the importance of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry clear. "I can assure you that you'll be proud of our young people -- in the classroom and in the community, and most especially, in 310 days in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the ...

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