Ohio is not out of the woods with the NCAA while Jim Tressel has resigned his job. Sports Illustrated article delves deeper into the career and Tressel says years of rule violations the coach and his players.The article takes Tressel to account for this apparent ignorance of the players receiving cash and improper benefits, including cars and marijuana, during his visit to Youngstown State and Ohio.
This also applies to actions Tressel as an assistant for the Buckeyes under Earle Bruce in 1980. Here is an excerpt from the article: Water for Elephants
One Tressel's
responsibilities, to organize and run the Buckeyes "summer camp. Most of the young players who attended, it would never play football, but few of them are top prospects that Ohio State was recruiting. At the end of the camp, people had bought tickets for a lottery with prizes, such as ducks and Jersey. According to his comrades assistant, Tressel rigged the draw so that the elite prospects of winning - a potential violation of the rules of NCAA. Says a former colleague, who asked not to be named because he still has a relationship with the community at Ohio State, " In the morning he read the Bible with another coach. Then in the afternoon, he went out and deceive the children who were probably saved money from mowing lawns to buy those lottery tickets. This is a Jim Tressel ". True Blood: The Complete Third Season
SI claims at least 28 Ohio State players since 2002, either known or suspected to have exchanged or sold memorabilia in violation of NCAA rules in exchange for a tattoo from local businesses Columbus.
This also applies to actions Tressel as an assistant for the Buckeyes under Earle Bruce in 1980. Here is an excerpt from the article: Water for Elephants
One Tressel's
responsibilities, to organize and run the Buckeyes "summer camp. Most of the young players who attended, it would never play football, but few of them are top prospects that Ohio State was recruiting. At the end of the camp, people had bought tickets for a lottery with prizes, such as ducks and Jersey. According to his comrades assistant, Tressel rigged the draw so that the elite prospects of winning - a potential violation of the rules of NCAA. Says a former colleague, who asked not to be named because he still has a relationship with the community at Ohio State, " In the morning he read the Bible with another coach. Then in the afternoon, he went out and deceive the children who were probably saved money from mowing lawns to buy those lottery tickets. This is a Jim Tressel ". True Blood: The Complete Third Season
SI claims at least 28 Ohio State players since 2002, either known or suspected to have exchanged or sold memorabilia in violation of NCAA rules in exchange for a tattoo from local businesses Columbus.