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Jim Tressel (National Champion, ex-President, Youngstown State University, CFB HOF)

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Ex-Ohio State coach Tressel will be in booth for Colts-Saints game
Oct. 19, 2011
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Phillip B. Wilson

The Indianapolis Colts will have a new coach in the booth for Sunday night?s game at New Orleans, but consultant Jim Tressel will be expected to spend some time familiarizing himself with the team at its West 56th Street complex.

Coach Jim Caldwell said today that Tressel, the former Ohio State coach who resigned amid scandal in May, will work some at the complex to learn how the organization functions. He was hired as a game-day consultant Sept. 2 to handle, among other things, replay review.

But the team agreed with the NFL to delay the start of this job until after a six-game suspension due to his involvement in NCAA infractions while at Ohio State.

?It will vary,? Caldwell said of Tressel?s schedule. ?Initially, I want him to come around to make certain that he kind of gets a feel for how we do things, with practice, preparation, all those kinds of things, so he?ll have a sense of that.

?Then the rest of the time, it will probably be just toward the weekend. But he?ll be around; travel with us obviously.?

Tressel, 58, lives in a Columbus, Ohio, suburb.

Caldwell said the former college coach, who has a career record of 229-79-2, might do more than just replay reviews.
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Tressel could have a bigger role for Colts
Posted on: October 20, 2011
by Josh Katzowitz

With his suspension complete and with the activation of Terrelle Pryor to the Raiders squad (unfortunately for him, some other guy is going to be starting at quarterback in Oakland), now we?ll turn our attention for the other former Ohio State star who was couldn?t work in the NFL because of his role in the recent Buckeyes football scandal.

That would be Jim Tressel, who was hired to check game replays by the Colts, will begin working for the team this week, the Indianapolis Star writes.

The delay of his hire was the Colts idea, because, they realized, it would look pretty crappy if Pryor couldn?t play for five games while Tressel could begin earning a paycheck right away (the NFL did say it would have suspended Tressel if the Colts hadn?t made this move).

Now, it sounds like Tressel will have more duties than simply checking to see if an official?s ruling should be challenged. Which makes sense from Tressel's perspective, considering that?s a job for which Tressel might be slightly overqualified.

Originally, Caldwell said Tressel would be a gameday consultant, but now, Tressel might get to come into the team complex in the middle of the week as well.

"I want him to come around to make certain he gets a feel for how we do things with practice, preparation, all those kinds of things," Colts coach Jim Caldwell said. "The rest of the time, it will probably just be toward the weekends, but he will be around."

You wonder about Caldwell?s statement about wanting Tressel to get the hang of how the pro operation works. Does Caldwell eventually want to hire Tressel to be an assistant on his staff? Or what happens if the Colts deem Caldwell expendable after this debacle of a season is complete? Would Tressel be a candidate for the head coaching job?

If so, perhaps Caldwell should cool it on letting Tressel know too many secrets of pro football coaching (if it?s even Caldwell?s call). Otherwise, the guy he?s schooling might be the guy who is soon to replace him.
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