Jim Tressel Resigns: Sports Illustrated Report Reveals Depth of OSU’s Violations

This morning, Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel resigned. This evening, a new report by Sports Illustrated (published on SI.com) gives some clues as to why.
According to SI, the NCAA violations by Ohio State players extend far beyond the handful of athletes already sanctioned. While six Buckeyes were implicated in the December tattoo parlor scandal, SI found that at least 28 current or former players exchanged memorabilia for tattoos during Tressel’s decade at the helm.
Among the ex-players who spoke to SI was Robert Rose, a former defensive end who said that he and “at least 20 others” traded items like jerseys or helmets for free tattoo work. Another, anonymous, source alleged that he saw four players make such an exchange for free marijuana.
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