30 biggest college football scandals of all time
By Ethan Lee
Jim Tressel, tattoos, a federal drug trafficking case, and Ohio State
The Ohio State Buckeyes have a proud college football program, but some tattoos left an ugly mark on the face of their program. Under Jim Tressel’s guidance, the Buckeyes won a national title, but, Ohio State also ended up getting smacked around by the NCAA at the end of his tenure.
According to the New York Post, Tressel got in trouble for several NCAA violations committed either by him or his players over the year, but things went south after it became known that multiple Ohio State players received cash or discounted tattoos.
That’s right.
One of the greatest coaches in Ohio State history found his coaching career in jeopardy after Ohio State players got some cash and cheap tattoos from a tattoo parlor. But, the situation is more complicated than that once you dig into it a bit.
Tressel initially claimed he was not aware of his players receiving impermissible benefits, but later admitted to knowing about the situation.
Tressel had a lengthy excuse about why he knew about the situation and didn’t report it because of an alleged federal drug trafficking case, which is an odd excuse considering he didn’t tell his bosses about it.
Tressel also didn’t put an end to his players receiving impermissible benefits from someone involved in a federal drug trafficking case, according to ESPN.
The scandal is odd, all things considered, and it ended Tressel’s time in Columbus.