Buckeye Lore: The promise that revitalize the Ohio State football program

What are the most important moments in the history of ⁠⁠Ohio State football⁠⁠?

These are the moments that define the program, paving the way for where it is today. They span over 100 years, interweaving themselves into the fabric of the sport. 

Here on Buckeye Talk, we will spend the next nine Mondays diving into those moments, discussing why they matter so much and the impact they continue to have today. 

We continue that today with a look at the beginning of a new era in Columbus and how a man from Youngstown wearing a sweater vest brought the program back to the mountain top of college football

This is the story about the rise of Jim Tressel and a promise he fulfilled.

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