Jim Tressel is back on Ohio State’s campus. The former Ohio State head football coach will be honored with the rest of the 2002 national championship-winning team during the No. 2 Buckeyes’ primetime matchup with No. 5 Notre Dame at Ohio Stadium. Here’s four things you need to know about Tressel. Jim Tressel is the third-winningest head coach in Ohio State history After spending 15 seasons as the head coach at Youngstown State, Tressel was named Ohio State’s head football coach prior to the 2001 season, taking over for John Cooper. From 2001-2010, Tressel led the Buckeyes to 94 wins in 128 games and took the Buckeyes to three national championships and winning one in 2002 against Miami. He won AFCA Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award and the Woody Hayes Trophy in 2002. Under Tressel, Ohio State won 59 of…
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