The famous sweater vest is leaving Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel announced today (Memorial Day) that he is quitting his job.
Tressel, who modeled a sweater vest often on the sidelines, made a good call resigning. From tattoos to lying, Tressel’s tenure the last year has been one big controversy. I’m surprised he didn’t hang it up long before now.
Tressel has been dodging so many bullets you thought he was in a gangster movie. The problem was this was no fake movie, but real life. Tressel has made some serious mistakes and he has paid for them and will probably continue to pay for them. Lying about his lack of knowledge about player activities was his biggest sin. The CEO at one of the biggest college football factories in the country should have known covering up would get him thrown out of the game.
But people do make mistakes and sometimes serious ones. Tressel will move on and somebody will hire him again. He has been too successful in the college ranks to retire the sweater vest forever.
This does beg one question, however. The NCAA will penalize Ohio State for the football infractions. Did the Buckeyes part ways with Tressel to lessen the potential penalties? From my corner, it obviously smells like it.
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MY PERSONAL THANK-YOU. On this Memorial Day, I give a large shout out to the men and women of our military. Their sacrifices help keep America free. Thank you for all you do.
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