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 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

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

By: Tania Ganguli (Jacksonville.com) -- DeVier Posey, a receiver out of Ohio State, was one of the players infamously suspended for accepting cash and tattoos from a local tattoo shop owner. The school suspended him five games, then the NCAA added five more for being overpaid for a job. That meant Posey only played in three games during the 2011 season, one of them the Gator Bowl, giving NFL scouts few opportunities to see what he could do. ... Read More

By Mike Wilkening (ProFootballWeekly.com) -- MOBILE, Ala. — The day NFL teams won't have a need for big, athletic left tackles on their rosters is the day the league no longer exists. Advantage, Mike Adams. Watch a week of practices here and some players are bound to get lost in the shuffle. Adams? At a reported 6-7 and 323 pounds, the Ohio State left tackle is impossible to miss. So is his potential. Adams' sheer size works in his favor. His long arms ... Read More

From: gantdaily.com --  Mobile, AL  (AHN Sports) – Ohio State running back Daniel Herron is making a positive impression on NFL personnel this week during practices for the Senior Bowl. The former Buckeye has been among the standouts in the backfield, showing skill as both a runner and a receiver. According to a report by NFL.com, Herron has impressed several RB coaches with his combination of speed, quickness and agility, and one NFC North offensive assistant cited him as the ... Read More

By Bill Livingston (The Plain Dealer)  -- CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Vest versus the Hoodie? Vs. a Harbaugh -- any Harbaugh? Vs. Rex Ryan? Vs. Pete Carroll? These were all intriguing potential matchups that arose when Jim Tressel tossed his sweater vest into the ring and was interviewed for the Indianapolis Colts' head coaching job. After being forced out amid scandal at Ohio State and serving as a consultant with the Colts for part of last season, Tressel was passed over for ... 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

By: AP via WashingtonPost.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ex-Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter violated his bond conditions in a fraud case by twice testing positive for cocaine and by refusing several times to provide urine samples, according to a federal probation officer. The former star, whose NFL career was derailed by a gambling addiction, made a brief court appearance Thursday following his arrest at his central Ohio residence a day earlier. A U.S. magistrate judge outlined the ... Read More

By Brandon Castel (The-Ozone.net) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fans anxious for their first glimpse of Urban Meyer’s new offense at Ohio State should circle April 21 on their 2012 calendars. That will be the day of the first Scarlet and Gray Spring Game under the new head coach, an Ohio State spokesperson announced Tuesday. The University also announced that Meyer will begin his first spring practice on March 28, which is a Wednesday. The game itself, which ... Read More