Jim Tressel resigns from Ohio State.

[Bear Pand]

lol swag

#OhioState QB Terrelle Pryor just arrived at WHAC in car that looked new with temp tags. 14 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/AdamJardyBSB/status/75347357209870339

#OhioState QB Terrelle Pryor arrived in Nissan 350z with temporary tags and tinted windows 10 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/AdamJardyBSB/status/75348689387921408

[SHOGUN]

I read that Pryor might be getting the boot as well.

[Prodigal Son]

Tressel didn't exactly fall on the sword willingly. He was pushed towards the sword.

[Bear Pand]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/magazine/05/30/jim.tressel/index.html

[KNUBB]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...sel/index.html

Cliff notes?

[Goober]

Cliff notes?

That support crumbled suddenly over Memorial Day weekend. Tressel was forced out three days after Sports Illustrated alerted Ohio State officials that the wrongdoing by Tressel's players was far more widespread than had been reported. SI learned that the memorabilia-for-tattoos violations actually stretched back to 2002, Tressel's second season at Ohio State, and involved at least 28 players -- 22 more than the university has acknowledged. Those numbers include, beyond the six suspended players, an additional nine current players as well as nine former players whose alleged wrongdoing might fall within the NCAA's four-year statute of limitations on violations.

Players also traded stuff for drugs.

[Bear Pand]

Ohio State has conceded that six current players committed an NCAA violation by trading memorabilia for tattoos or cash at Fine Line Ink: Pryor, tackle Mike Adams, running back Dan Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey, defensive end Solomon Thomas and linebacker Jordan Whiting. Ellis, who spent time in and around the tattoo parlor for nearly 20 months, says that in addition to those six, he witnessed nine other active players swap memorabilia or give autographs for tattoos or money. Those players were defensive back C.J. Barnett, linebacker Dorian Bell, running back Jaamal Berry, running back Bo DeLande, defensive back Zach Domicone, linebacker Storm Klein, linebacker Etienne Sabino, defensive tackle John Simon and defensive end Nathan Williams. Ohio State declined to make any of its current players available to respond to SI.

Ellis claims that two players whose eligibility expired at the close of the 2010 season -- safety Jermale Hines and cornerback Devon Torrence -- also conducted at least one transaction with Rife involving memorabilia or autographs before the season ended.
...
From the 2008 team, Ellis alleges that cornerback Donald Washington traded memorabilia for tattoos. Washington now plays for the Chiefs; his agent, Neil Cornrich, did not return SI's calls requesting comment.
...
Among those whose Ohio State careers ended after the 2009 season, Rose, Small, defensive end Thaddeus Gibson, running back Jermil Martin, wide receiver Lamaar Thomas and defensive lineman Doug Worthington made trades or sold memorabilia before their eligibility expired, according to Ellis.

[Bigpapa42]

Sure as shit sounds like a lack of institutional control to me.

[KNUBB]

Grounds for the death penalty?

[EmpireWF]

Grounds for the death penalty?

LOL course not

[padman59]

Sure as shit sounds like a lack of institutional control to me.

That phrase is reserved for smaller schools like Boise State.

[KnightNoles]

Grounds for the death penalty?

Way, WAY too much money for this talk

[KNUBB]

Way, WAY too much money for this talk

Yeah I intended a smiley somewhere in this. It was not serious in the least bit. My bad

[dave]

Jim Tressel, Tiger Woods and Arnold broke the golden rule - "Don't get caught!"

[EmpireWF]

Jim Tressel, Tiger Woods and Arnold broke the golden rule - "Don't get caught!"

Don't forget Thiago Silva.