The next head coach at Ohio State?
The next head football coach at Ohio State should be a guy who grew up in Big Ten country, began building his coaching reputation at one of the conference?s member schools and advanced to the top of his profession by winning two of the championships every player dreams of achieving.
The next head football coach at Ohio State should be Tony Dungy.
While Urban Meyer fits the profile -- born in Ohio, graduate assistant at Ohio State, two BCS titles as head coach at Florida -- the time and circumstances are not ideal for Meyer to rush back into college coaching.
Dungy is instead the perfect fit at Ohio State, which for the good of its reputation as a university must separate from the leadership of embattled coach Jim Tressel.
Ohio State?s Board of Trustees need to act far in advance of their next scheduled meeting June 24.
If it was the school?s strategy to endure the fallout from a disastrous March 8 press conference admitting to Tressel?s wrongdoing and hope for the dust to settle, that has proven an abject failure.
Virtually every week has brought a new and damaging revelation, as is likely Tuesday when a Sports Illustrated expose could shine yet another hot light in the eye of a man whose university has already admitted lied, cheated and attempted to cover up knowledge of his players? ineligibility last season.
If the leadership at OSU locates its compass any time soon, it will make a coaching change or accept the resignation that must occur for the long process of restoring the school?s reputation to begin.
OSU has enjoyed a remarkable 10-year run under Tressel, whose philanthropy and professorial manner made him almost as popular with fans as his wild on-field success.
Separating from Tressel does not mean that his faith, morals and charitable bent were fraudulent. Indeed, they are part of the fiber of the man. But his actions since April of 2010 cannot be tolerated, despite his good deeds, and OSU?s leadership must certainly be awakening to that reality.
There are perhaps too many uncertainties, however, for the school to attract and commit to its next head coach now. Hence, an interim leader of impeccable credentials would be ideal to lead the still-to-be-sanctioned program for a season until its NCAA fate emerges.
There is no better choice than Dungy, admittedly a long shot to accept the role, but someone who must be approached if OSU is diligent and sincere in wanting to win in a way that has been more marketing spin than reality under Tressel?s look-the-other-way leadership.
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