Jim Tressel Finally Resigns: What Took Him So Long?

Three months ago, Ohio State Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith issued the following: “Wherever we end up, Jim Tressel is our football coach,” Smith said at a news conference. “He is our coach, and we trust him implicitly.”
The Ohio State administration did their best to stand by Tressel, the man who delivered their first National Championship in 34 years when he led his Buckeyes to the title in 2002. 
Now Tressel is gone with the wind.
Tressel handed in his resignation this morning amid controversy surrounding NCAA violations that transpired on his watch.
How in the world could a university “trust” someone who has blatantly lied?
Tressel’s resignation is not a shock to me, but the timing is.
 What took so long?
The Ohio State administration…
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