Talking Points is a daily feature that runs down some of the best stories in sports. Today, we begin with a question: What does Jim Tressel have to do to get fired at Ohio State? Plus: Michael Irvin’s motivational mastery, Roger Goodell’s blood test, and the funniest character on TV.
Jim Tressel, The Lying, Cheating Head Coach That Can’t Get Fired
The Jim Tressel scandal at Ohio State just keeps getting better. Today we find out that Jim Tressel not only knew about the Terrelle Pryor violations, but he actively engaged in a cover-up that involved FBI agents, a slew of texts to Pryor, and not a single word to Ohio State.
The details emerge in all their scummy glory over at SBN’s StoryStream, but the gist of the news is this: from the second he heard about Pryor’s idiotic mistake, Tressel did everything he could to contain the situation from every angle. With the tipster, with Pryor, and even with an FBI agent.
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