Jim Tressel, one of the most inspirational and motivating coaches the Ohio State Buckeyes Football program has ever seen resigned his post as head coach last Monday. Coach Tressel concluded his resignation statement with a personal note, "We know that God has a plan for us and we will be fine. We will be Buckeyes forever." Tressel lead OSU to its first national championship in 34 years and was highly respected by all but just got caught up in a NCAA violation from a tattoo-parlor scandal. The scandel is reported to include 5 players of the team including the star quarterback Terrelle Pryor. They were found to have recieved cash and discounted tattoos from the owner of a local parlor which was the subject of a federal drug-trafficking case. The ongoing investigations served too much of a "distraction" to the university and he chose to step down "for the greater good of our school." It was a suprise to all for the coach who wrote the book about faith and integrity while covering up several major NCAA violations. Ohio State announced that Coach Luke Fickell, the assistant coach, is already lined up to take the job for the 2011 season but they will be on the look out for a permanent coach in 2012.
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