By Erick Smith (USA TODAY) --   Jim Tressel is returning to campus. Tressel was announced as Akron's vice president of school engagement at a press conference Thursday. The former Ohio State coach has a long history with Akron. He was a graduate assistant with the Zips and earned a master's degree from the school. Tressel, who resigned after 10 seasons with the Buckeyes on Memorial Day, helped in the school's search that led to hiring of Terry Bowden as ... Read More

From 10TV.com -- AKRON, Ohio - Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has accepted an administrative position at the University of Akron, 10TV News reported on Thursday. Tressel will serve as the Vice President of Strategic Engagement, 10TV's Kevin Landers reported. The news comes days after Tressel's Upper Arlington home was sold, leading many to wonder what was next for the former coach. Tressel's new position was announced during a Thursday morning news conference. "I'm excited about being a Zip," Tressel said. Tressel was asked ... Read More

By Eric Lacy (The Detroit News) -- First-year Ohio State coach Urban Meyer isn't wasting any time stocking the program with fresh talent. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported at 10: 30 a.m. today that Meyer already had 23 commitments for his 2012 recruiting class. He added a 24th after noon: Cleveland Heights, Ohio, offensive lineman Kyle Dodson. Dodson, a 6-foot-6, 315-pounder, is a four-star recruit. He originally gave a verbal commit to Wisconsin, and also has expressed interest in Michigan State and ... Read More

By Pat Galbincea (The Plain Dealer) -- AKRON, Ohio -- Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel soon may be headed to Akron. The University of Akron is in discussions with Tressel about taking an administrative position at the university. An announcement could come as early as Thursday. In response to an inquiry, the UA sent this response, "When Jim Tressel and other alumni assisted us in our search for a football coach last December, we began to ... Read More

From: OhioStateBuckeyes.com --COLUMBUS, Ohio - By 10:45 a.m. Wednesday morning it was already official: 18 student-athletes had signed and faxed in their National Letters of Intent (NLI) to attend The Ohio State University. One more NLI in the afternoon followed and this group of 19 joins the six student-athletes who were already enrolled and attending classes at Ohio State to give head coach Urban Meyer a 2012 class of recruits totaling 25 in number. "Everything went smooth ... Read More

By: Tim Keeney (BleacherReport.com) -- Urban Meyer does it again. The recruiting wizard continued his amazing success today by getting a signature from offensive tackle Kyle Dodson, who verbally committed to Wisconsin way back in June. Dodson, a 4-star from Cleveland, marks the ninth player—rated as four stars or higher—who has signed since Meyer became head coach just two months ago. Since coming on as Ohio State's head coach, Meyer has made a quick impact on the recruiting scene, perhaps a bigger impact than anyone else in ... Read More

By: Braden Gall (athlonsports.com) -- It helps to have two coaching staffs. While Luke Fickell's Ohio State staff prepared for the bowl match-up with Florida, new head coach Urban Meyer and his staff plowed through the recruiting trail in true General Sherman fashion. This story began on November 27 rather than National Signing Day. In reality, Meyer had a rather quiet Signing Day, landing only the one big name (Kyle Dodson). But he had a monstrous two months leading up ... Read More

By Luke Pashke (BleacherReport.com) -- With the ridiculous surge of recruits committing to Ohio State recently, it's hard to find any negatives on National Signing Day for the Buckeyes. Things have been rolling in Columbus as Urban Meyer has turned a mediocre recruiting class into a top five in just two months. The success Meyer has experienced on the recruiting trail in such a short period of time has been unprecedented, but as is life, not everything has ... Read More

By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Most of the Big Ten recruiting classes are complete, and there haven't been too many surprises around the league. As we wait for some of the bigger names to make their selections, a few nuggets from around the league: Michigan got a nice surprise Wednesday morning as running back Dennis Norfleet signed with the Wolverines. Norfleet, a Detroit native, had committed to Cincinnati but made the switch after receiving an offer from ... Read More

BY MIKE CLARK (suntimes.com) -- 1. Ohio State: The Buckeyes can’t play in the Big Ten championship game or a bowl this season, thanks to the fallout from the scandal that led to Jim Tressel’s forced departure. But new coach Urban Meyer still recruited the conference’s best class, including Glenbard West DT Tommy Schutt, and they’ll be ready for the postseason in 2013. 2. Michigan: Second-year coach Brady Hoke has another exceptional class, one that’s just behind ... Read More