Jim Tressel Hired As Fancy Who's-He-What's-It At Akron

Jim Tressel On Return To Coaching: 'You Never Know What Lies Ahead'

Jim Tressel Hired As Akron Administrative Something-Or-Other

Terry Bowden and Jim Tressel, together at last! The Akron Zips are doing a fine job of collecting famous former head coaches, hiring the fired-ish Ohio St. Buckeyes coach to come aboard as a Vice President of Strategic Engagement, where his duties will be bringing together alumni and community organizations to help the school. Nobody knows what that means, but it's probably about branding, as everything else is. It's a non-athletic department role.

Tressel left Ohio State after it was revealed he misled the NCAA regarding benefits that had been accepted by players. He worked for the Indianapolis Colts at a booth assistant during the NFL season and was reportedly in the running for the Colts head coaching job at one point.

The coach worked as a graduate assistant at Akron from 1975 to 1978, his first coaching job.

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Jim Tressel To Make $200,000 Salary At Akron Job, According To Report

The University of Akron will hold a press conference Thursday morning to announce the hiring of former Ohio State head coach and Indianapolis Colts adviser Jim Tressel, according to a report by WEWS in Ohio.

The University of Akron is holding a news conference Thursday morning regarding the hiring of Jim Tressel.

The school sent a news release saying the event will feature President Luis Proenza and Jim Tressel, but did not specify a position.

A spokesperson for the school told NewsChannel5 Tressel will make about $200,000 per year.

As of right now, what Tressel will be hired for is unknown but it was reported on Wednesday that Tressel would be taking an administrative position. Tressel spent this past season as an adviser for the Indianapolis Colts after he was fired from Ohio State. Tressel reportedly helped in the school's head coaching search that resulted in the hiring of Terry Bowden, which is when Akron became interested in hiring him.

Jim Tressel Reportedly Taking Administrative Job At Akron

Jim Tressel didn't land the Indianapolis Colts head coaching job, but shortly after that rumors emerged that Tressel was looking to return to university life by becoming a college administrator. It now appears that Tressel will join the University of Akron in an administrative position, according to Pat Galbincea of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

While Tressel and the university are currently discussing a deal, the Plain Dealer reports that an announcement is set to be made at 10 a.m. ET. The school became interested in adding Tressel when he helped in the school's head coaching search that resulted in the hiring of Terry Bowden.

Tressel had been fired by Ohio State back in May over numerous scandals before joining the Colts as an assistant working in the booth.

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Jim Tressel Interested In Becoming College Administrator, According To Report

Jim Tressel has been rumored to be doing just about everything -- from being an NFL head coach to retiring altogether -- since unceremoniously leaving the Ohio State Buckeyes in a sea of turmoil. The latest news indicates that he's interested in heading back to the university system, however, by way of becoming a college administrator.

ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted the news on Sunday morning.

Word around league is that Jim Tressel is now interested in going back to school, at Ohio St. or somewhere, as a college administrator.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 29, 2012

It's an interesting move considering his last foray in college didn't end nearly as well as planned and there were some rumors that he was possibly going to move up in the Indianapolis Colts organization after serving as a game-day consultant this season.

If Tressel is indeed going back to college, it'll be interesting to see if the Buckeyes are indeed going to welcome him back.

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Colts Coaching Search: Conflicting Reports On Jim Tressel

When Tony Dungy suggested that ousted Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel was the leading candidate for the Indianapolis Colts' vacant head coaching job, the news received mixed reviews from the fanbase itself. Now it appears that Tressel's name may be off the table for the position, according local media. Chris Widlic of WISH-TV in Indianapolis tweeted Monday that sources have told him Tressel will not be hired as the Colts' next coach.

Should that rumor hold, the Colts will likely turn towards the NFL coordinator ranks in their search. They are expected to interview current Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano, and have reportedly contacted Tennessee Titans DC Jerry Gray and New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr.

Tressel joined the Colts staff midway through last season as a gameday consultant. His role in the memorabilia-for-tattoos scandal at Ohio State last year would make him a difficult sell for fans and media wherever he ultimately lands his next coaching gig.

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Jim Tressel Could Be Colts Leading Candidate, According To Tony Dungy

Over the weekend Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted that the Colts coaching search would likely come to an end sometime later this week. The Colts have reportedly interviewed a number of candidates and as Irsay and new GM Ryan Grigson continue to mull the candidates, a favorite might have emerged.

Former Colts coach and current NBC analyst, Tony Dungy, was on the Dan Patrick Show on Monday morning and indicated Jim Tressel, the former Ohio State coach, could be the leading candidate.

"I think Jim Irsay has his man in mind. It may be Jim Tressel, that's what I'm hearing."

Tressel joined the Colts in the middle of the 2011 season as a gameday consultant. He was the Ohio State head coach from 2001-2010.

Dungy's words obviously carry a little more meaning considering he used to coach there and presumably stays in touch with some people in Indianapolis. It's not a confirmed report by any means but interesting nonetheless.

This report comes on the heels of one from Mike Freeman of CBS Sports in which a Colts source told him there's "no way in hell" Tressel will be the Colts next head coach.

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Indianapolis Colts May Consider Jim Tressel In Head Coaching Search

The Indianapolis Colts hired Jim Tressel as a game-day consultant in September to help the coaching staff with various decisions. Now that Jim Caldwell has been fired as head coach, the question is whether or not the team would consider elevating Tressel to the head position?

According to the Indianapolis Star, it might be a possibility.

Owner Jim Irsay's plane flew Friday morning to Sarasota, Fla., where Tressel owns a home, and returned to Indianapolis later in the day. Multiple sources have said they expect the former Ohio State University coach to be interviewed for the Colts vacant head coaching position, but that could not be confirmed.

No word on whether or not that visit was actually to see Tressel.

Mike Freeman at CBS Sports doesn't think it will happen but does think Tressel will remain with the organization.

There was a report the Indianapolis Colts are at least considering disgraced former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel as head coach, who is on the Indianapolis staff as a gameday consultant. I checked with a Colts source and he said this: "No way in hell."

But this is the interesting part. The source explained that owner Jim Irsay likes Tressel and does want him to have some sort of role in the organization (a new head coach will have some say in that of course).

It would be quite the PR mess for the Colts to hire Tressel on the back of what happened at the end of his Ohio State tenure. Freeman's assessment seems more likely, but you never know. At least for now.

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Jim Tressel's Show-Cause Penalty Means He Can't Coach For Five Years, Basically

The NCAA's report on just how hard the Ohio St. Buckeyes have been hit due to the great tattoo coverup: it is out now. As reported, the Buckeyes will miss postseason play next year, lose nine scholarships through 2014-15, and are now on probation through Dec. 2014. That's in addition to vacated 2010 wins, forfeited bowl winnings and campus disassociation with Terrelle Pryor.

But if Ohio State's apparent strategy really was to pin the troubles on Jim Tressel, it looks like it worked. Tressel faces a five-year show-cause penalty, meaning he essentially cannot coach a college football team for the next five years. In order to hire him, a school would have to get special NCAA approval.

The punishment will have impact lasting well beyond that, though, since he's now tarnished for good. Not to mention recruiting against Tressel would be a piece of cake for any competing program, even 10 years down the road, since Ohio State and the NCAA have both portrayed him as the prime culprit here.

Quoth the NCAA:

"Of great concern to the committee was the fact that the former head coach became aware of these violations and decided not to report the violations to institutional officials, the Big Ten Conference or the NCAA," the committee stated in its report.

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Jim Tressel Denies Akron Coaching Rumors: 'No Validity'

Jim Tressel has denied reports that he might become the next head coach of the Akron Zips. The former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes is currently working as a gameday consultant with the Indianapolis Colts.

Jim Tressel Hired By Indianapolis Colts As Gameday Consultant

Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel has been hired by the Indianapolis Colts as a gameday consultant, according to a report.

Jim Tressel Resigning Amid Multiple Ohio State Football Scandals, According To Report

Jim Tressel will resign as head coach of the Ohio St. Buckeyes on Monday, the Columbus Dispatch is reporting. The Dispatch, which has been all over the Ohio State program in recent months, shares a memo from president E. Gordon Gee, which spells out the resignation about as clearly as possible:

I write to let you know that later this morning we will be announcing the resignation of Jim Tressel as head coach of the University's football program.

Gee says that, upon reviewing guidance from a special committee, he's decided to accept Tressel's resignation.

Ohio State football remains in the middle of a memorabilia-for-tattoos scandal and a cheap cars scandal, which have easily become conflated at times as the walls appear to close in. Tressel was already suspended for five games in 2011 -- up, at his request, from the two games he'd originally been docked -- and would've seen his team go without the services of Terrelle Pryor and others for almost half the season.

Tressel will leave with a 106-22 record as Buckeyes coach, which includes six straight Big Ten titles and the 2002 national title.

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