Dispatch
3/10
RUMBLINGS
Friday, March 10, 2006
BOB HUNTER
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Is Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel working part time as a Marshall University fundraiser?
Well, not officially. But he is going to be the featured speaker at the school’s 28 th annual Big Green Scholarship Foundation Dinner on April 25, and proceeds from the banquet go to support athletics scholarships at the school.
It is obviously not just another speaking appearance for Tressel. Marshall coach Mark Snyder served on Tressel’s Youngstown State staff from 1991 to 1996 and on his Ohio State staff from 2001 to 2004, the last year as defensive coordinator. Tressel’s Youngstown State teams defeated Marshall twice in Division I-AA championship games, 25-17 in 1991 and 17-5 in 1993. The Thundering Herd beat the Penguins 31-28 in 1992 for the first of its two national titles.
Marshall athletics director Bob Marcum said Tressel’s "stature on the national level is equal to any speaker we’ve ever had," which apparently explains the $2,000 price for corporate tables seating eight people that include special gifts and a "private reception" with Tressel. Individual tickets are $75 per person.