2010 was, on the field, a banner year for the Ohio State Buckeyes. OSU won 12 games and lost one en route to a Sugar Bowl win over Arkansas. Of their twelve wins, only their games against Iowa (3 points) and Arkansas (5 points) came by way of single digits. Their only loss was to a Wisconsin team with an all upperclassmen offensive line and its usual cadre of lightning fast bulldozers at tailback. They also had JJ Watt. But, all in all, it was arguably one of the most successful Buckeye seasons in the program’s illustrious history.
And now it never happened.
In response to the pending NCAA investigation of Tatgate and Jim Tressel’s lying to NCAA investigators, Ohio State has stripped itself of its 2010 victories and placed itself on two years of probation. In addition, the school “sought and accepted the resignation of Jim Tressel.” That, along with the 5 game suspensions of the players associated with Tatgate and giving back a trophy or two, is the sum total of Ohio State’s…
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