“But that’s the best part.”Even here, though, there is no escaping Ohio State. Youngstown State’s N.C.A.A. When the scandal became public in December 2010, Tressel falsely claimed only just to have heard about it. “In Jim’s mind, he didn’t feel he should have revealed anything,” said E. Gordon Gee, the president of West Virginia University, who was Ohio State’s president at the time of the scandal. This reminded Tressel of Youngstown State’s 1995 squad, which, coming off four straight appearances in the national championship game, began 0-2 and never recovered, finishing 3-8.

Source: New York Times November 23, 2016 19:36 UTC