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But at the same time, his image was that of an ho
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They dated to his days as the ultrasuccessful coach at Youngstown State, where he won four Division I-AA national titles, through a decade as Ohio States coach, where he posted a 106-22 record. The abrupt resignation, first reported by The Columbus Dispatch, capped six months of turmoil in the program. In December, five Ohio State players -- including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor -- were found to have received cash and discounted tattoos from the owner of a local tattoo parlour who was the subject of a federal drug-trafficking case. All were permitted by the NCAA to play in the Buckeyes 31-26 victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl, with their suspensions to begin with the first game of the 2011 season. After the team returned from New Orleans, Ohio State officials began preparing an appeal of the players sanctions. It was then that investigators found that Tressel had learned in April 2010 about the players involvement with the parlour owner, Edward Rife. 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Later Monday, Sports Illustrated reported that the memorabilia-for-tattoos violations actually stretched back to 2002, Tressels second season at Ohio State, and involved at least 28 players -- 22 more than the university has acknowledged. Those numbers include, beyond the six suspended players, an additional nine current players as well as other former players whose alleged wrongdoing might fall within the NCAAs four-year statute of limitations on violations. After the articles release, athletic director Gene Smith issued a statement. "During the course of an investigation, the university and the NCAA work jointly to review any new allegations that come to light, and will continue to do so until the conclusion of the investigation," he said. "You should rest assured that these new allegations will be evaluated in exactly this manner. Beyond that, we will have no further comment." 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Yet before that investigation had played itself out, Tressel was hired in 2001 at Ohio State. Introduced at an Ohio State basketball game in 2001, Tressel vowed that fans would "be proud of our young people, in the classroom, in the community, and most especially in 310 days in Ann Arbor, Mich., on the football field." His first team went just 7-5, but the unranked Buckeyes shocked No. 11 Michigan 26-20. Tressel would go 9-1 against Ohio States archrival and 6-4 in bowl games. In 2002, with a team led by freshman tailback Maurice Clarett, the Buckeyes won everything. They went 14-0, winning seven games by seven or fewer points. Ranked No. 2, they took on top-ranked Miami in the Fiesta Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series national title. In the second overtime, Clarett bulled over the middle for a touchdown and the Buckeyes held to clinch their first national title since 1968. After the game, Tressel held aloft the crystal football. The following summer, Clarett reported that a used car he had borrowed from a local dealer was broken into and that he had lost thousands of dollars in the theft. Claretts call to police came from Tressels office. Clarett admitted he had made up the break-in call and later took a plea deal. But the NCAA began looking into Clarett and the team. Soon after, he was declared ineligible. He would never play another college game. There had been a stream of players getting in trouble at Ohio State, but in December 2004 backup quarterback Troy Smith was suspended for the bowl game and the 2005 regular-season opener for accepting $500 from a booster. Smith would go on to win the 2006 Heisman Trophy, leading the Buckeyes to a 12-0 record and a seasonlong No. 1 ranking. Despite being a heavy favourite in the national title game, the Buckeyes were routed by Florida 41-14. They also were beaten badly in the national championship game the following year, 38-24, by LSU. Tressels latest brush with NCAA violations was just too much -- for him, for the university, for a program that prides itself on being somehow cleaner and better than others. The author of two books about faith and integrity, he remains a scapegoat to many and a hypocrite to others. Even though he has many backers, a rising chorus of detractors had stepped forward during the ongoing NCAA investigation. There were also questions about his players and their friends and family members receiving special deals on more than 50 used cars from two Columbus dealers. But at the same time, his image was that of an honest, religious man who never said or did anything without thinking it through first. His nickname was "The Senator" for never having a hair out of place, praising opponents and seldom giving a clear answer to even the simplest of questions. ' ' '


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