It all began on December 23rd when 5 Ohio State football players, Terrelle Pryor, Dan Herron, Devier Posey, Mike Adams, and Solomon Thomas, were suspended for the 1st 5 games of the 2011 season because they exchanged memorabilia for discounted tattoos and money. However, those 5 Buckeyes were permitted to play in the Sugar Bowl. Following OSU's 31-26 victory over Arkansas, it seemed as if the proverbial ship had been righted, and Ohio State moved past "Tatgate".
Then, on March 8th, the very ground beneath Buckeye Nation started to shake. Yahoo! Sports released a story that told of how Tressel had been made aware of his players' wrongdoing back in April of 2010. Ohio State had already launched an investigation into the matter, and, mere hours after Yahoo! Sports released its report, OSU held a press conference announcing Tressel's 2-game suspension, which was later increased to 5.
Over the next 2 months, the situation continued to evolve, and it became apparent that Tressel had done far more than withold information from the NCAA. Tressel had also lied about the incident on numerous occasions, and he had passed along those now-infamous e-mails to Pryor's "mentor" but not to the NCAA.
As the storm clouds intensified, The Ohio State University accepted Tressel's resignation this morning, marking the conclusion of one of the darkest hours in Buckeye football history.
But it may not be the end. The NCAA is yet to issue its final ruling (that will come in August), and Sports Illustrated is set to publish a story that could bring to light even more evidence against Tressel and Ohio State.
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