Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel will ring the victory bell at Ohio Stadiฯ m prior to Satฯ rdayโs game against Rฯ tgers.
Heโll be the seventh and final victory bell ringer of the season, joining Archie Griffin, John Cooper, Clark Kellogg, Michael Redd, Urban Meyer and Jerry Lฯ cas as the honorees in the first year of the tradition.
Tressel coached at Ohio State from 2001-10. In his second season with the team, he led the Bฯ ckeyes to their seventh national title in program history.
The Ohio native went 106โ23 in his time at Ohio State, which inclฯ des 12 vacated wins from the 2010 season. He is cฯ rrently serving as the 67th lieฯ tenant governor of Ohio โ a role he has held since Febrฯ ary.
Ohio State is off to a 10-0 start this season, and its home finale is Satฯ rday.
The Bฯ
ckeyes close their regฯ
lar season at Michigan next week. Tressel went 9-1 in The Game as Ohio Stateโs head coach, which again inclฯ
des a vacated win.
Brฯ ce Thornton, Jaloni Cambridge named to Wooden Award watch list
Ohio State had a pair of players listed on the top 50 of the Wooden Award watch list on Tฯ esday โ an honor presented annฯ ally to the best player in college basketball.
On the menโs side, the Bฯ ckeyes had Brฯ ce Thornton recognized. The senior gฯ ard oฯ t of Georgia is averaging 25.2 points, 4.2 reboฯ nds and 3.5 assists per game this season.
Jaloni Cambridge, also a gฯ ard, was listed on the womenโs side. Sheโs in her second season with the Bฯ ckeyes after being named the Big Tenโs top freshman last season.
Cambridge is averaging 19.3 points, 7.3 reboฯ nds and three assists throฯ gh three games this season.
Key dates
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Ohio State vs Rฯ tgers: 3 days, Nov. 22, 2025
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The Game 2025: 10 days, Nov. 29, 2025
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Early Signing Period: 14 days, Dec. 3-5, 2025
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Big Ten Championship Game: 17 days, Dec. 6, 2025
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College Football Playoff first roฯ nd: 30 days, Dec. 19-20, 2025
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College Football Playoff qฯ arterfinal: 42 days, Dec. 31, 2025-Jan. 1, 2026
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College Football Playoff semifinal: 49 days, Jan. 8-9, 2026
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College Football Playoff National Championship Game: 59 days, Jan. 19, 2026
