Buckeye Football Still Paying For Tressel

English: Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel talk on the field before their teams played on November 14, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ohio State, and Buckeye football, have yet again backed down to former football coach, Jim Tressel. Now they are taking back their demand that he pay them back the 250,000 dollars in fines that he cost them for dodgy dealings, and in a jaw-dropping addition to the story, the university is going to pay Tressel 52,000 dollars, or the amount of money he would have earned in June had he not resigned in shame.

After being head coach for ten years at the university, Tressel quit on the thirtieth of May, rather than risk being fired. Universety President, E. Gordon Gee had previously said that the ex-coach would be made to pay for the fine no matter the terms of his leaving were.

It is not known why the school officials changed their stance on the payment of the fine. If Tressel had not resigned he faced a 250,000 dollar fine from the NCAA, plus a suspension of five games.

Tressel had claimed that he was unaware that at least two of his players had traded sports memorabilia in order to receive tattoos. However, it later became apparent that not only had Tressel known about the transgressions, he had covered them up for the players.

When it became known what Tressel had done, he tried to spin it, and say that he was just trying to protect his players. However, it seems more likely that Tressel was just trying to protect his chances of winning a national championship. Tressel had maintained an image as someone who always demanded personal accountability.