Tressel headed back to Akron in non-coaching role

NCAA Football Betting Lines

02/02/2012 - Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel has been hired at the University of Akron in an administrative role.

Tressel, who received a graduate degree from Akron in 1977, will not work in the athletic department. He was named vice president of strategic engagement, a newly-created position that will seek to improve student life and promote community outreach at the Ohio school.

"I have great memories of my time at UA and, more importantly, I feel a real sense of family when I'm on this campus," said Tressel. "I'm looking forward to being part of the spirit of innovation that drives the University of Akron."

Tressel, who resigned at Ohio State last May amid an NCAA investigation into rules violations within the program, spent the 2011 football season with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts as a game day consultant to review replays.

After Colts head coach Jim Caldwell was fired in January, Tressel met with owner Jim Irsay about the position that eventually went to Chuck Pagano.

Tressel began his coaching career at Akron as a graduate assistant in 1975. He was promoted to an assistant the following year and spent three seasons with the Zips as coach of the quarterbacks, receivers and running backs.

The Ohio native spent 10 highly successful years as head coach at Ohio State, guiding the Buckeyes to a record of 106-22. The Buckeyes won or shared seven Big Ten titles and captured the 2002 national championship under Tressel.

His troubles in Columbus began in December 2010 when the school announced that five players, including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, would be suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season for receiving improper benefits in 2009.

In January 2011, Ohio State officials learned that Tressel was informed of the potential violations the previous April in an email from a former Buckeye. Tressel did not inform the school of the possible transgressions and also signed an NCAA compliance form that indicated he knew of no potential violations within his program.

After receiving an initial two-game suspension that was increased by three games to equal the length of his players' penalties, Tressel resigned on May 30.

In December, the Buckeyes were slapped with a variety of NCAA sanctions that included a 2012 postseason ban for the football program, which is now guided by Urban Meyer.

Tressel was also given a show-cause penalty, which would make it difficult for him to coach at any NCAA institution.

His new role will begin in May and will pay him a base salary of $200,000.

Onlibecasino NCAA Football Betting News

<< Spurs entertain Hornets in Alamo City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs will resume a three-game homestand tonight versus the New Orleans Hornets at the AT&T Center. The Spurs have been nearly unstoppable at home and have opened 11-1 in the Alamo City for the sixth ti

<< Baffert holds the aces in Robert B. Lewis
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Not only does Bob Baffert have the favorite in this Saturday's Robert B. Lewis at Santa Anita, but the silver-haired trainer also has what could be the future Kentucky Derby champion entered in the Grade II event.

<< Western Conference powerhouses collide in Vancouver
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top two seeds in the Western Conference will collide tonight in British Columbia, as the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Detroit Red Wings for a battle at Rogers Arena. The Red Wings are tied with the New York Rangers fo

<< St. Louis, Bolts try to stay hot vs. Jets
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With Martin St. Louis heating up to serve as a scoring compliment to Steven Stamkos, the Lightning seem poised to make a run at a playoff spot. Tampa Bay continues that quest tonight and looks to reestablish its dominance

<< Red-hot Preds visit Flyers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The streaking Nashville Predators should feel pretty good about their matchup tonight with the Philadelphia Flyers, especially if the game goes into a shootout. The Predators aim to win six straight for the first time this

Hokies battle Blue Devils in Blacksburg >>
Blacksburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The seventh-ranked Duke Blue Devils get back to conference business, as they travel to Blacksburg to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies in an ACC matchup at Cassell Coliseum. The Blue Devils took a break from

No.10 Murray State meets SEMO in OVC action >>
Murray, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 10th-ranked Murray State Racers put their flawless record on the line this evening, when the team takes on the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in a key Ohio Valley Conference matchup at the CFSB Center. S

Gators and Gamecocks collide in Gainesville >>
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 12th-ranked Florida Gators put a five- game win streak on the line this evening, as the welcome the South Carolina Gamecocks to Gainesville for an SEC showdown at the O'Connell Center. Billy Donovan's G

24th-ranked Bulldogs set sights on Cougars >>
Provo, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 24th-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs continue their quest for the top spot in the West Coast Conference as they head to the Marriott Center to square off with the BYU Cougars. This will be just the second meeting bet

Gaels and Toreros tangle in WCC affair >>
Moraga, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 18th-ranked Saint Mary's Gaels put an 11- game win streak on the line this evening, as they welcome the San Diego Toreros to Moraga for a West Coast Conference matchup at McKeon Pavilion. Randy Bennett's Gae

Big 12 Conference betting odds

Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.