June 19, 2026

Jim Tressel representing both Ohio State and Youngstown State in Columbus

Jim Tressel is playing both sides Saturday. The former Ohio State football coach and Youngstown State president and football coach is in Columbus for the Buckeyes’ home opener. And ahead of kickoff, Tressel was not hiding his affiliation with both programs wearing a red sweater with both the Ohio State and Youngstown State logos on either side. Sept. 9, 2023; Columbus, Oh., USA; Jim Tressel, former Ohio State and Youngstown State coach wears a vest with an Ohio State logo on one side and a Youngstown State logo on the other before Saturday’s NCAA Division I football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio Stadium. Tressel also served as the university president for Youngstown State from 2014 until this past February, when he retired. Tressel even included both Youngstown State and Ohio State in his daily “#QuietTime” on social media. “Purity of intention? You’ll…

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