The Coaches

Jim Tressel
In his eighth season at OSU, he has a record of 81-18. In his 23rd year of his coaching career, including time at YSU, he is 216-75-2. He has guided OSU to one national championship.











Ron Zook
In his fourth season at Illinois, Zook is 18-28. He is 41-42 at Illinois and Florida. After taking Illinois to the Rose Bowl last year, Zook is 5-5 overall and 3-3 in the Big 10 this season. Zook was a defensive back assistant coach under Cooper from 1988-1990 at Ohio State. He is from Loudonville, Ohio. Zook was a defensive back at Miami (not Florida) and the team went 32-1-1 while he was there.