Mel Tucker knows firsthand what it takes to win a championship with Ohio State football. He was on coach Jim Tressel’s staff in 2002, helping lead the Buckeyes to a national title as the team’s defensive backs coach, later becoming the team’s co-defensive coordinator. Heading into his next meeting with Ohio State as Michigan State’s head football coach, Tucker said he still has his 2002 national championship ring in his office, but never wears it. Get inside Ohio State football info: Join the Ohio State football insider text group with Bill Rabinowitz and Joey Kaufman Tressel told him not to. “He said ‘Don’t let me catch you wearing your ring or looking at your ring,’ ” Tucker said Monday. “It’s already in the book, right? What’s next?” Through Michigan State’s first five games of the season, Tucker is focusing on what’s next. Michigan State Spartans head coach Mel Tucker runs…
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