OSU's Simon ready for some football
Mooney grad says Buckeyes have closed ranks
June 24, 2011
By MIKE McLAIN - Sportswriter (
[email protected]) , Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com
BOARDMAN - You get the feeling that members of the Ohio State football team are fed up with talk about former coach Jim Tressel.
With so much emphasis placed on Tressel's resignation, no one has said much about how the Buckeyes will look on the field next season. Training camp can't start soon enough.
"We're just ready to play football," said Buckeyes defensive lineman John Simon, who played at Cardinal Mooney High School. "We're done with this whole scandal. We just want to focus on the season. We really closed ranks together, and we're just looking forward to having a good time."
That hasn't been easy to do during an offseason that won't soon be forgotten. Tressel, who seemed as secure in his employment as any coach in the country, got caught up in players' off-the-field issues that proved overwhelming.
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