CHICAGO — Ohio State’s goals usually start and end with championships. From 2005 through 2010, the Buckeyes hoisted a Big Ten championship trophy at the end of a football season. Last year that trend ended in infamy.
Ohio State, the Big Ten’s gold standard of football excellence, was taken down by the NCAA. Players received tattoos and other improper benefits from Columbus-area businesses, resulting in Coach Jim Tressel’s resignation, the ouster of quarterback Terrelle Pryor and a slug of player suspensions. The Buckeyes’ six-year reign ended unceremoniously with a 6-7 record.
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