James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is an American college administrator and former college football coach who served as head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins from 1986 to 2000 and the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2001 to 2010, winning five national championships between the two schools. Tressel is currently the president of Youngstown State University (YSU).
Tressel's tenure would, however, come to an abrupt end with his resignation in May 2011 amidst an NCAA investigation into improper benefits violations involving OSU football players during the 2010 season. The investigation resulted in OSU self-vacating victories from the 2010 season including the 2011 Sugar Bowl. Tressel finished his career at Ohio State with an official overall record of 94–22 (.810), including six Big Ten Conference championships, a 5–4 bowl record, a 4–3 mark in BCS bowl games, and an 8–1 record against the arch-rival Michigan Wolverines. Tressel's eight wins against Michigan place him second in school history to Woody Hayes, who had 16, and he is the only Ohio State head coach to win seven consecutive games against the Wolverines. Tressel's success as a head coach led to him being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
"The beauty of it is any time someone does something within their (defensive) package, then that's going to open up other things. Maybe if they change what they do on Teddy's side, then (receiver) Anthony Gonzalez has a chance, (receiver) Santonio Holmes or whoever."
"If it's the last game you'd ever want to see in your life, it might be these two teams, and that makes it special. Two great football states, two great schools, two of the largest alumni in the world. The interest level is tremendous."
"I don't ever like to squash one's creativity."
"Teddy Ginn is a guy we try to have touch the ball as much as possible. I don't know if we'll ever limit ourselves."
"I don't know if I'd use the word 'sandlot' (about Ginn), ... or maybe it's a good word. It's just, you know, fun. Every play can be a touchdown."
"That's what a top-5 team should look like."
"They all are blessed with physical abilities, but I think their strength in large part lies in their intellect. They work together like they're on a string."
"That's a pretty high standard to meet, but I guess because this group is a little fresher in my mind they seem extra special."
"I think people want to follow humility and they want to follow production, and A.J. gives you both of those things. On the field he just has a sense to diagnose what's happening and then do the right thing."
"I don't know that it will be much more than he did -- I don't know how many touches he had in the last game. So it probably won't be more than that."
They called it "Tressel Ball" at Ohio State, where Freeman was a linebacker from 2004-08. Under Jim Tressel, the Buckeyes won with defense, special teams and an offense that didn't screw it up.
Ryan Day has fashioned a fairly complicated legacy in just six years at Ohio State... Before the campaign began, both Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer declared the 2024 Ohio State roster just might be the best in all of college football over the past decade.
Back in the Jim Tressel days when the overwhelming majority of players were from Ohio, that really meant something and the Rivalry was at its absolute best in my eyes.
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