Jim Tressel Resigns: Winners and Losers After Ohio State Football Coach Quits

The speculation can end.  Jim Tressel has stepped down as the head coach at Ohio State.
It’s been coming since last December when news first broke that five Buckeye players had exchanged memorabilia for tattoos (and other benefits).  The stories kept coming from there and became a snowball of bad karma barreling down on Columbus.
Would Tressel keep his job?  Could he?  Should he?
With this resignation, all of that can be put behind.  There is still an August hearing with the NCAA, where sanctions could still be handed down that could include postseason bans and/or losses of scholarships.  However, the fate of Mr. Sweater Vest has become known. 
Who benefits the most from the Vest’s departure, and who suffers the most?
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