News about Jim Tressel

Luke Fickell of Cincinnati is returning to the Big Tension from the Big Tenny. After his productive stint with the Bearcats, Athletic Director Chris McIntosh revealed on Sunday that the Badgers had hired Fickell to head their football program. Fickell played a 57-18 record in six seasons at Cincy and helped the Bearcats win their first-year College Football Playoff berth. Since Jim Tressel's departure in 2011, the Buckeyes' interim coach went 6-7. 'This is a journey job in a program that I have admired from afar for years,' Fickell said in a university statement.' "I am in complete agreement with Chris McIntosh's vision for this program.' I can't wait to build on this foundation.'