It was announced on Tuesday that former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel will receive one of the highest honors given by the university when he is added to the Ring of Honor at Ohio Stadium during the 2026 season opener against Ball State.
Tressel will be the third head coach in the Ring of Honor, joining Paul Brown and Woody Hayes. The current Lt. Governor of Ohio will be the first Buckeye inducted into the Ring of Honor since Troy Smith in 2014.
Tressel was named the head coach at Ohio State following the 2000 season after the dismissal of John Cooper. Prior to agreeing to become head coach of the Buckeyes, Tressel had served as an ******* istant coach under Earle Bruce at Ohio State from 1983-85.
Following the 1985 season, Tressel was hired by Youngstown State, where he spent 15 seasons and amassed a 135-57-2 record while in charge of the Penguins, leading the program to four Division 1-AA national ******* les.
Shortly after he was hired as the next head coach of the football team, Tressel quickly earned the admiration of Buckeye Nation when he said during halftime of a basketball game between Michigan and Ohio State that Ohio State fans would be proud of the football team, most especially in 310 days on in Ann Arbor when the Buckeyes and Wolverines squared off.
Tressel will be the third head coach in the Ring of Honor, joining Paul Brown and Woody Hayes. The current Lt. Governor of Ohio will be the first Buckeye inducted into the Ring of Honor since Troy Smith in 2014.
Tressel was named the head coach at Ohio State following the 2000 season after the dismissal of John Cooper. Prior to agreeing to become head coach of the Buckeyes, Tressel had served as an ******* istant coach under Earle Bruce at Ohio State from 1983-85.
Following the 1985 season, Tressel was hired by Youngstown State, where he spent 15 seasons and amassed a 135-57-2 record while in charge of the Penguins, leading the program to four Division 1-AA national ******* les.
Shortly after he was hired as the next head coach of the football team, Tressel quickly earned the admiration of Buckeye Nation when he said during halftime of a basketball game between Michigan and Ohio State that Ohio State fans would be proud of the football team, most especially in 310 days on in Ann Arbor when the Buckeyes and Wolverines squared off.
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