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Football scandal puts focus on Ohio St president – In the wake of football coach Jim Tressel’s stunning resignation, attention is now focusing on the job security of Ohio State President Gordon Gee and athletic director Gene Smith. (This story continues here)

Keeping Tressel could have been costly for Ohio St – At some point, Ohio State had to determine the cost of doing business with Jim Tressel — and without him. Just a few days after the NCAA shot down Southern California’s appeal of harsh sanctions, the Buckeyes — facing their own NCAA investigation — parted ways with one of the most successful coaches in college football. (This story continues here)

Ohio St. players, alums still stand behind Tressel – As others labeled him a cheater and liar, Ohio State fans stood by Jim Tressel on Monday as the coach resigned amid an NCAA investigation into the football program. (This story continues here)

Ohio State Football: Will NCAA Punishment for Buckeyes Be Worse Then USCs? – Ohio State Football May Be Facing Extended Period Without Postseason Play Ohio St. Football hit a nice peak in December of 2010. They may have not made the championship game, but they secured a birth in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas with only a single loss on the season. The team was superb and were likely to be one of the top five teams again next year as long as QB Terrelle Pryor would stay … (This story continues here)

Ohio State football: Fickell goes to work on damage control – Forget fishing for an assistant, or new recruits. Ohio State coach Luke Fickell spent part of yesterday preventing a big one from getting away. (This story continues here)

Ohio St. players, alums still stand behind Jim Tressel – As others labeled him a cheater and liar, Ohio State fans stood by Jim Tressel on Monday as the coach resigned amid an NCAA investigation into the football program. (This story continues here)

Ohio St. president feeling heat – COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the wake of football coach Jim Tressel’s stunning resignation, attention is now focusing on the job security of Ohio State President Gordon Gee and athletic director Gene Smith. Both Gee and Smith offered unwavering, and in the case of Gee, gushing-to-the-point-of-embarrassing support for Tressel at a March 8 news conference. Since then, it’s become clearer that the NCAA may … (This story continues here)

Ohio St. president, AD should be 2nd & 3rd down – Jim Tressel did the only thing he could yesterday by resigning as Ohio State’s football coach. You can’t preach accountability to your players and then not be accountable for your own actions. You can’t lie about not having been accountable. You can only hope that over time… (This story continues here)

Ohio State Football Players React To Jim Tressel’s Resignation: ‘No Team Wanna Play Us’ – While the news of Jim Tressel’s resignation as football coach at Ohio State caught most media members and OSU football fans by surprise on this holiday Monday morning, it seems the players were equally blindsided to lose their leader. Thanks to Twitter (and some of these Buckeyes tweet quite a bit ), we were able to round up their reactions from the time the news broke through the early parts … (This story continues here)

Tressel out at Ohio St. – COLUMBUS, Ohio — At the bottom of the stunning resignation letter that he carefully typed in his office on Monday morning, in the last lines above his characteristically neat and clear signature, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel closed with a personal note. (This story continues here)