By: Zachary D. Rymer (BleacherReport.com) -- Terrelle Pryor Could Apply for NFL Supplemental Draft. These last couple months have been a long, bumpy road for Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. And unfortunately, he has nobody to blame but himself. In case you need to get caught up, it was revealed several months ago that Pryor and several other Ohio State players traded memorabilia for tattoos, and that head coach Jim Tressel had covered for them. Initially, that led to ... Read More

From: NBC4i.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A day after coach Jim Tressel's forced resignation for lying about Ohio State players receiving improper benefits, the focus has shifted to the investigation of star quarterback Terrelle Pryor and his succession of used cars. Now, NBC4 has learned that Pryor's driver's license was suspended less than two weeks ago, and he is still driving. According to a report released by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Pryor is driving on a suspended license. Video taken by NBC4 Monday ... Read More

From: AP via DeverPost.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio—In the wake of football coach Jim Tressel's stunning resignation, attention is now focusing on the job security of Ohio State President Gordon Gee and athletic director Gene Smith. Both Gee and Smith offered unwavering, and in the case of Gee, gushing-to-the-point-of-embarrassing support for Tressel at a March 8 news conference. Since then, it's become clearer that the NCAA may take a hard line on the university's transgressions, and Tressel's resignation under ... Read More

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who is already suspended for the first 5 games of the season arrived for a team meeting in a newly purchased car, just hours after coach Jim Tressel resigned. Pyor's arrival came after the Columbus Dispatch published an article that the QB is now the subject of a new NCAA and OSU investigation. The new inquiry stems from allegations that Pryor may have received extra benefits, including cars sources have told The Dispatch. Pryor showed up the Woody Hayes ... Read More

By: Todd Porter (FridayNightOhio.com) -- GlenOak running back Bri’onte Dunn, who has committed to Ohio State with high school senior season to be played, is still a Buckeye … for now. In light of head coach Jim Tressel’s sudden resignation on Monday, Dunn said he is keeping is options open. He could become Stark County’s all-time leading rusher next season. “My grandma called me (Monday) morning and told me turn on ESPN,” Dunn said. “That’s the first I heard of ... Read More

By Cliff Potter (BleacherReport.com) -- "After meeting with university officials, we agreed that it is in the best interest of Ohio State that I resign as head football coach," Tressel said in a statement released by the university. Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee said the following about the resignation: "As you all know, I appointed a special committee to analyze and provide advice to me regarding issues attendant to our football program. In consultation ... Read More

From: AP via SFGate.com -- Jim Tressel was just working the system. For much of the past decade, he knew his job was safe even while his program flouted the rules over and over. The formula is well-known to everyone in the coaching profession: Win enough games, pad the coffers, capture a championship every now and then, and the job is yours unless you do something REALLY bad. Tressel finally did something REALLY bad — covering up NCAA violations at ... Read More

Reporter George Dohrmanna along with David Epstein of Sports Illustrated released a lengthy article which, among a lot of retelling the known facts, names additional Ohio State players who were involved with either selling or trading memorabilia while active players. The university previously conceded that six current players committed an NCAA violation by trading memorabilia for tattoos or cash: quarterback Terrelle Pryor, wide receiver DeVier Posey, tackle Mike Adams, defensive end Solomon Thomas, running back Dan Herron and linebacker Jordan Whiting. The ... Read More

By Steve DiMeglio (USAToday.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Returning Monday from a long Memorial Day weekend gathering of friends in Detroit, Jackson Mason was in good spirits as he pulled into a parking space on Ohio State's campus. Then he heard that football coach Jim Tressel resigned amid mounting turmoil ignited by some of his players receiving improper benefits from a local tattoo-parlor owner. "Well, that's just about the worst way to end a Memorial Day weekend," Mason, a 20-year-old ... Read More

The commissioner of the Big Ten conference released a statement today regarding the resignation of Ohio State coach Jim Tressel: Since Ohio State discovered and received information indicating possible violations in its football program in December 2010, it has consistently reported the information in a timely and collaborative way to the NCAA. The Big Ten Conference regards this approach as fundamental and necessary and has confidence that Ohio State will continue in this manner with regard to ... Read More