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The last Vestiges of credibility were unraveling in recent days. Reports about car deals and sold rings kept trickling out. And the air was full of rumor about another big story that would further damage reeling Ohio State and its football coach, Jim Tressel.
And so it was startling but ultimately not surprising that Tressel resigned on Memorial Day. More accurately, according to the Columbus Dispatch, the school finally forced its superstar coach to resign.
That fits the pattern throughout this sordid five-month saga. Tressel and Ohio State only gave ground grudgingly, only when cornered, only when damage control was the last available option.
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