Even though it’s been more than eight years since Jim Tressel last coached a game at Ohio State, his tenure as the Buckeyes’ coach will be well-represented in the Super Bowl. All three of the former Ohio State players who will be playing in Sunday’s game – Nate Ebner and John Simon of the New England Patriots, and Jake McQuaide of the Los Angeles Rams – became Buckeyes and played when Tressel was leading the program. That’s a point of pride for Tressel, who is now the president at Youngstown State University, knowing that his final season as Ohio State’s coach was in 2010. “It’s really over the course of years been a thrill for all of our guys, dating back quite many years, to see them in the Super Bowl, the ultimate game,” Tressel told Eleven Warriors. “These three, in particular, it kind of makes me smile, because anyone that…
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