Reaction continues to trickle in regarding the news that Jim Tressel had resigned as Ohio State’s head coach, with Mack Brown the latest to offer his thoughts on the news that rocked the world of college football on Memorial Day.
Speaking to Randy Riggs of the Austin American-Statesman, the Texas head coach expressed nothing but admiration for the now-former OSU coach who was forced to step down amidst a burgeoning scandal.
“He’s done a lot of great things in college football,” Brown told the American-Statesman, “and I know he’ll be a hall-of-famer at some point. ...
“Jim Tressel’s a good friend. I hate it for him, and that he and Ellen (Tressel’s wife) are going through this.”
Coach Brown actually brought up a subject that we had meant to touch on but had, quite frankly, had forgotten: will Tressel ultimately find a spot as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame?
Based on his on-field credentials at both Ohio State and Youngstown State, he would appear to be a mortal lock. Then there’s the stained off-field legacy, which could force some voters to withhold their thumbs-up after climbing up on some type of moral high ground.
When it comes to whether or not Tressel deserves to be honored by the Hall, all I’ll say is that Barry Switzer was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.