Josh Benner

Tag: Jim Tressel

  • Ohio State – Michigan: Notes and Thoughts

    Michigan fans should be proud that the maize and blue won this afternoon, but Ohio State took this game to the wire. I think the way Ohio State battled throughout today’s game is commendable. It was a good, hard fought football game. At times during today’s game, Michigan seemed on the verge of pulling ahead…

  • 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…

  • 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…