Jim Tressel is a man who did everything he could for The Ohio State University; during his years as head coach he embodied what it meant to be a Buckeye and was someone Buckeye Nation was proud to have on the sidelines. With him as head coach, the football team won the Nation Championship and six conference titles while he took the team to the post season each and every year. When the tattoo scandal reached national news in 2011, he was forced to make a decision that was better for the University, and resigned as head coach.
The 2011 season for the Buckeyes was set to be incredibly successful; Terrelle Pryor was finally getting into a grove that was unstoppable and with forces like Daniel “Boom” Herron on the ground and DeVier Posey down the field, the offense was going to be a force. But all hopes for a dream season went up in smoke with news of the NCAA sanctions and shortly there after, Terrelle Pryor made his decision to leave Ohio State and try his hand in the NFL.
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