Tressel hires attorney for NCAA inquiry

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel won't walk in alone to face the NCAA committee on infractions on Aug.12. He confirmed to The Dispatch yesterday that he has retained attorney Gene Marsh - chairman of the committee on infractions from 2004 to '06 - as his counsel.

Michael Buckner, whose Pompano Beach, Fla., law firm specializes in helping schools with NCAA investigations, said it was a strategically sound move.

"That means coach Tressel is taking these allegations against him seriously," Buckner said. "I know Gene Marsh is with a law firm that has a good deal of experience in NCAA matters. When you hire a former chairman of the committee on infractions, it means you are trying to gain as much insight into the process as possible."

Tressel and Ohio State admitted in March to a breach of NCAA bylaw 10.1. Tressel failed to notify OSU's compliance office about possible rules violations before the 2010 season and did not admit to his knowledge even after the violations came to light. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/05/14/tressel-hires-attorney-for-ncaa-inquiry.html?sid=101

Three time zones away is not a good excuse.

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