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The problem with lying is remembering every untruth to cover it effectively later.
Choosing not to come clean the first time and every time thereafter spins a duplicitous web that almost always ensnares the liar.
Jim Tressel knows that now, but it’s likely too late to save his job as Ohio State’s head football coach long term. It’s surely too late to save the storied football program a label and a stench that will follow it far into the future.
The right thing for Tressel to do is resign, both because his actions are indefensible and to spare Ohio State the most severe NCAA sanctions, which will remain in play as long as he is employed.
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