Jim Tressel State Quotations

Tyson is a wonderful young man, who loves the game of football and loves being at Ohio State and following in the footsteps of his dad. Our players, coaches and everyone in the Ohio State Athletics Department family are praying fervently for his recovery.

We always look at Penn State as good,

When you're at Ohio State or Texas, the expectations can't go any higher. There is an immediate flurry of business commitments you have to fulfill, but things pretty much stay the same.

Every state we go to, it's just like that. I don't care if it's Denver, Colorado, or Georgia or Florida. It's neat to get a chance to see the different alums throughout the country.

especially because they're Ohio State and Texas, two great schools that if you had to pick two you'd want to see play, if it's the last game you'd ever want to see in your life, it might be these two and that makes it special, two great football states, two great schools, two of the largest alumni in the world. The interest level is tremendous.

It would be a dream job if you were interested in it. Ohio State was a dream job as a college coach and it's still my dream job.

It was good, hard work and good, physical, competitive kids. They want to be good. They want to uphold the tradition of excellent Ohio State defense.

I'm not sure San Diego State was as good as the last two offenses we've played.

You can?t give back to the past, but you can certainly build to the future and show you?re grateful for what was provided for you when you were here. Mike is that kind of guy and Jen was an athlete here, as well, and they feel strongly about Ohio State athletics.

These kids are competitive; I thought the hitting and enthusiasm (on defense) was good. But real confidence happens over time. Perhaps we made a small step in that regard. These kids want to be good and uphold the tradition of excellent Ohio State defense.