OSU's Simon ready for some football
 		 		Mooney grad says Buckeyes have closed ranks
  		June 24, 2011
 		 		 		 			 					 						 							By MIKE McLAIN  - Sportswriter (
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 		 		 			 				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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