Tressel could coach in NFL, but does he want to?

By Albert Breer (NFL.com) -

Full disclosure: I graduated from Ohio State in 2002. I was a junior when Jim Tressel was hired away from Youngstown State and in the nine seasons since my graduation, I’ve watched him get to eight BCS bowl games, win five of them, and capture seven Big 10 titles and a national championship.

And just as important, we’ve all seen him pulverize Michigan.

While I’m not exactly the most unbiased person when it comes to this subject, I can say his resignation on Monday is what needed to happen. As much as I think of Tressel as a guy, he knowingly broke the rules and any consequences that follow are on him, and not anyone else. I cover the NFL, and I’d say the same thing when referencing the Patriots’ Spygate scandal, I’d say it when talking about players being fined for high hits, and I’m not going to start being a hypocrite now because it involves my school.

You knew the rules, you broke them. Story over.

But does that mean his career’s over, too? Not necessarily. And the answer for Tressel might be at the level of football he’s had 66 of his Buckeye players drafted to, and the level that his program served as a pipeline to.

My editor asked me this morning if I think Tressel could coach in the NFL. I didn’t have to hesitate. Heck, yes. Of course, he could.

Tressel already operated as a CEO, running the flagship program of an

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