Spring game offers view of Buckeyes’ future

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sweater vest stayed in the closet for Jim Tressel at Ohio State’s spring game on Saturday.

Instead, the Buckeyes coach wore camouflage pants and a matching hat to honor the Ohio National Guard members and their families in attendance. Of course, that sartorial choice lent itself to a lot of easy wisecracks, like the notion that the embattled Tressel was using the outfit to hide from NCAA investigators and his own athletic director.

Though just a scrimmage, Saturday marked the last time Tressel will stand on the sidelines at Ohio Stadium for any kind of game until Oct. 29 against Wisconsin. He is suspended for the first five games, along with quarterback Terrell Pryor, running back Dan Herron, receiver DeVier Posey, left tackle Mike Adams and defensive end Solomon…
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