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

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

By: AP via ChicagoTribune.com --  COLUMBUS, Ohio— The son of an Ohio auto dealer says his parents have purchased the suburban Columbus home of former Ohio state coach Jim Tressel. The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/ySgu1U) Jeff Layman says his father, Bobby Layman, and mother bought the Upper Arlington home. He tells the newspaper Tuesday that, "the deal is closed" and his parents plan to move in after the Tressels move out. The couple live nearby in the same city. The ... Read More

From: HuskerExtra.com -- Ohio State, with all its football tradition, is just two hours down the road from Greg McMullen's hometown of Akron. The Horseshoe. Ohio State vs. Michigan. A bunch of Big Ten championships. Ohio State was the first program to offer a scholarship to McMullen, a four-star defensive end who moves surprisingly well for someone who is 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds. McMullen was only a sophomore and Jim Tressel was still coach when the offer came. McMullen came to Lincoln for a football ... Read More

From: FoxSports.com -- Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was emerging Saturday as a possible outside contender in the race for the vacant Indianapolis Colts head coaching position, according to multiple report. Tressel, who was hired to the team's staff last season, held a second interview with Colts owner Jim Irsay for the top job Friday following Jim Caldwell's firing earlier in the week, WBNS reported. The Indianapolis Star confirmed that Irsay flew Friday morning to Sarasota, Fla., where Tressel owns ... Read More

From: WaitingForNextYear.com -- When Urban Meyer was hired to be the new head football coach at The Ohio State University, everyone knew things were going to change at Ohio State. Many predicted that recruiting in particular would be dramatically different under Urban Meyer’s watch. That’s no slight on Jim Tressel. Urban Meyer will be lucky to match what Jim Tressel accomplished in his decade at the helm. But Jim Tressel was a rare, unique man and coach. His laid ... Read More

By: Jeff Bell (BizJournals.com) -- Not even the misdeeds of Jim Tressel, Terrelle Pryor and company could keep the turnstiles from humming at Ohio Stadium this past season as the Buckeyes posted a slight increase in attendance. A new analysis by SportsBusiness Journal, a sister publication of Columbus Business First, shows Ohio State had average home-game attendance of 105,231, up 0.05 percent from 2010. That means an extra 53 fans per game were sandwiched into the ’Shoe during a season ... Read More

By Rick Cassano (DaytonDailyNews.com) -- MIDDLETOWN — May 2 will be Buckeye Day at the 23rd annual Pigskin-Roundball Spectacular. Event founder Mark Kerns announced Wednesday that Ohio State University coaches Urban Meyer and Thad Matta will be the keynote speakers for this year’s Spectacular. “I don’t know how we can possibly top these two people,” Kerns said. “I can honestly sit here and say that I think on May 2 of this year, we will be the highlight ... Read More

By Matt Scalici (al.com) -- Former Ohio State football coach John Cooper during a radio interview in Cleveland on Tuesday. called the Alabama Crimson Tide "one of the most penalized teams in college football" and suggested the NCAA should investigate the program. Speaking with Cleveland sports radio station 92.3 The Fan, Cooper, who was head coach for the Buckeyes from 1988 until 2000, was asked about recently fired coach Jim Tressel and his NCAA violations. Cooper explained ... Read More

By: AP via USAToday.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - The president of Ohio State University on Wednesday lamented that publicity over a football scandal overshadowed the university's many accomplishments last year, then drew more unwelcome attention when he compared the job of coordinating several university divisions to "the Polish army." In a speech at a downtown athletic club, Gordon Gee called the scandal's disproportional weight "a monumental shame." "To subordinate the ingenuity of so many to the impropriety of a few seems to ... Read More