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Ohio State extends Tressel's contract again

Jim Tressel guided Ohio State to an 11-2 record in 2009.

Ohio State has extended the contract of head football coach Jim Tressel an additional two years.

Under the terms of a previous extension signed in 2008, Tressel had been under contract at Ohio State until January 2013. The new deal calls for the 57-year- old to be at the helm through January 2015, but does not include a salary increase for Tressel, who is already the highest-paid head coach in the Big Ten.

'We wanted to reward Jim for his exemplary work with our football program and lock him in as our coach for an additional two years,' said Ohio State director of athletics Gene Smith. ... Continue

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