Despite coming to the conclusion that head football coach
Jim Tressel violated his contract, athletic department protocol and NCAA bylaw 10.
1 by failing to report information that
some of his players were potentially involved in NCAA rules
violations,...
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Despite coming to the conclusion that head football coach
Jim Tressel violated his contract, athletic department protocol and NCAA bylaw 10.
1 by failing to report information that
some of his players were potentially involved in NCAA rules
violations, Ohio State plans to stand by its man.
The university concluded a nearly two-month internal
investigation March 8 by announcing self-imposed sanctions
against the 11th-year head coach after it concluded Tressel
had been informed in April of the possibility his players were
selling memorabilia and accepting discounted services.
Among the penalties, Tressel
has been handed a two-game
suspension for the opening contests of the 2011 season and fined
$250,000.
In addition, he must
attend a compliance seminar in
the coming months.
However, the head coach’s
bosses – director of athletics
Gene Smith and university president Dr.
E.
Gordon Gee – made it
clear they have no plans to relieve
Tressel of his duties despit
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