Josh Benner

Category: Commentary

  • Stop making excuses for Tressel

    The NCAA was aware of the rules violations of five Ohio State football players and affirmed five game suspensions for them earlier this year. Then things got much worse. It came to light Tressel knew about the violations and lied, and now there are reports that even more players had done the same thing. Pryor…

  • Reaction to resignation of Tressel

    For Ohio State football fans, this morning’s news that Jim Tressel has resigned as football coach is the Buckeye Nation’s, “You remember where you were when you found out…” moment. While I was surprised to find out this morning of his resignation, ultimately this is someting which I believe was inevitable. And while I said…

  • Review: the Hangover 2

    With the immense popularity of the Hangover, its sequel which hit the screens this week could not have been anything other than a box office smash hit. Many wondered if it could possibly live up to the original, and while I knew that this was not going to occur, I at least expected there to…

  • OSU football scandal deepens

    No one likes a snitch. At the very least, this is what the movie Goodfellas taught us. Last night, it was reported in the Ohio State University newspaper that former Buckeye wide receiver Roy Small admitted to selling personal effects including as Big Ten Championship rings while he was a student at Ohio State, which…

  • Tressel should resign

    I’ve put a lot of thought into this, and I believe that Jim Tressel should have resigned last night. His actions and Ohio State’s handling of this are an embarrasment. He lied, he broke the rules, he went against the honor to which he holds his own players, he failed to adequately own up to…