Ohio State, and Buckeye football, have yet again backed down to former head football coach, Jim Tressel. Now they are taking back their demand that he pay them back the 250,000 dollars in fines that he cost them for dodgy dealings, and in a jaw-dropping addition to the story, the university is going to pay Coach Tressel 52,000 dollars, or the amount of money he would have earned in June had he not resigned in shame over Memorial Day weekend.
After being head coach of Ohio State for ten years, Coach Tressel quit on the thirtieth of May, rather than risk being fired. University President, E. Gordon Gee had previously said that the ex-coach would be made to pay for the fine no matter the terms of his leaving. But the University now seeks to distance itself as far from the former coach as possible to avoid future penalties.
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It is not known why the school officials changed their stance on the payment of the fine beyond the assumption of distancing itself. If Coach Tressel had not resigned he faced a 250,000 dollar fine from the NCAA, plus a suspension of five games at the start of 2011.
Tressel had claimed that he was unaware that at least two of his players had traded sports memorabilia in order to receive tattoos. However, it later became apparent that not only had Tressel known about the transgressions, he had covered them up for the players. Contacting members in the community to try to guide the players in the right direction instead of reporting the violations to the NCAA.
When it became known what Coach Tressel had done, he tried to spin the story, and say that he was just trying to protect his players who needed the money to support their housing and school expenses. However, it seems more likely that Coach Tressel was just trying to protect his chances of winning a national championship with the star players making the violations. Tressel had maintained an image as someone who always demanded personal accountability but this situation puts his reputation under much pressure.
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Who can forget how the Buckeyes dominated the Oregon Ducks in 2010 to win their first Rose Bowl in over a decade? But do you remember the key player who contributed more than 330 yards of total offense including 72 rushing yards on a torn PCL?
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