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Jim Tressel tenders resignation
Updated: May 31, 2011, 12:58 PM ET
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jim Tressel, who guided Ohio State to its first national title in 34 years, resigned Monday amid NCAA violations from a tattoo-parlor scandal that sullied the image of one of the country's top football programs.
"After meeting with university officials, we agreed that it is in the best interest of Ohio State that I resign as head football coach," Tressel said in a statement released by the university. "The appreciation that [wife] Ellen and I have for the Buckeye Nation ...
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JIM TRESSEL RESIGNS

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REACTION
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VIDEO
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