The Coaches

Jim Tressel
In his eighth season at OSU, he has a record of 79-17. In his 23rd year of his coaching career, including time at YSU, he is 214-74-2. He has guided OSU to one national championship.










Mark Dantonio
In his second season at Michigan State he is 13-7 and he is 31-24 in his career which includes three years at Cincinnati. Dantonio was the defensive coordinator at Ohio State for three years, including the 2002 National Championship season. Dantonio moved to OSU with Tressel, after spending five years as a secondary and defensive coordinator at Youngstown.

Mike Tressel, nephew of Jim Tressel, is the linebackers/special teams coach. He was a graduate assistant at OSU in 2002-2003. Mike is the son of Dick Tressel, the OSU running backs coach, and older brother of Jim.