Jim Tressel: How the Ohio State Coaching Scandal Could Affect the Big Ten

The Jim Tressel scandal could end up not only costing Ohio State numerous amounts of money and wins, but it could also end up costing the Big Ten.

Although the news of serious wrongdoing by the Ohio State football program has been the focus of attention, who is the big loser here? 

The Big Ten.

Ohio State has had the most successful football programs in the conference for over a decade. In that time period, they have been at the for-front of national media attention and, at some points, have been the only thing for the conference to celebrate about.  

This scandal is a huge deal for the conference as well as the school.

Who is going to step up as the leader of the conference? Who is going to compete with Nebraska now that they have been added to the schedule?

This…
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