Plain Dealer: Walsh University Football Coach Shocked By Tressel's Resignation

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Monday that Jim Dennison, head football coach at Walsh University and the man who gave Jim Tressel his first coaching job, was surprised by the Ohio State football coach's resignation

Posted Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:35 pm ET|Updated Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 2:52 pm ET

A Cleveland Plain Dealer sports blogger talked with Jim Dennison this week about the resignation of Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel.

Dennison is 's head football coach and the man who gave Tressel his first coaching gig.

"I believe (Jim) decided it was just best for the school for him to do this," Dennison told the Plain Dealer blogger. You can find the whole sports blog here.

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