Former Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel has been hired at the University of Akron in an administrative role.
Tressel, who received a graduate degree from Akron in 1977, will not work in the athletic department. He was named vice president of strategic engagement, a newly-created position that will seek to improve student life and promote community outreach at the Ohio school.
“I have great memories of my time at UA and, more importantly, I feel a real sense of family when I’m on...Read Full Story
RUSTY MILLER
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio
It started with a few kids who wanted tattoos. The owner of the tattoo parlor wasn't necessarily a big Buckeyes fan, but he liked having them around.
It ended with NCAA infractions and a year of investigations. On Tuesday, Ohio State finally got the verdict on its memorabilia-for-cash scandal from the NCAA's committee on infractions.
The NCAA declared that the Buckeyes and new coach Urban Meyer will...Read Full Story
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As the year comes to a close, like we have done the last three years, WFNY will take a look at what we view to be the 10 biggest sports stories affecting our local sports scene. Each day through the rest of the year, we will be counting down from ten to one. We started with #10 – The Colt Concussion , next was #9 - Key Cavalier Wins . W e broke down the Baron Davis Trade and talked some Tribe at #7 . Kirk was on the Pat Shurmur hire for #6. We stuck with that Browns theme and...Read Full Story
The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Tuesday imposed a postseason ban on Ohio State University ‘s football program, effective next year, citing the school for “failure to monitor, preferential treatment and extra benefit violations.”
Ohio State had previously said it was vacating all 12 of its victories from the 2010 football season and placing itself on two years’ probation after a scandal that cost coach Jim Tressel his job.
Tressel resigned after being fined $250,000 and...Read Full Story
Not a surprise to see that the NCAA hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban and additional penalties today for violations that started with eight players taking a total of $14,000 in cash and tattoos in exchange for jerseys, rings and other Buckeyes memorabilia.
Former Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel was made aware of the violations in April 2010 but didn’t tell anyone, even after the athletes got caught last December but were allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas if they served...Read Full Story
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Goyal announced his intentions Wednesday, a day after the NCAA hammered Ohio State with penalties for actions by former Coach Jim Tressel, booster Bobby DiGeronimo and a number of Buckeye football players, including former quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
Tressel was forced out last May after 10 wildly successful years as the head coach at Ohio State. Besides a cameo at Terrelle Pryor's pro day workout in August, he's since been spotted around football only at Colts games. He served as the team's replay ...
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