The Ohio State Buckeyes will induct longtime head coach Jim Tressel into their Ring of Honor on Saturday, and they had a perfect way of dressing things up for the ceremony.
Tressel’s induction ceremony is set for the end of the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Ball State. As is customary, the Buckeyes kept the spot where his name will be displayed covered up until it comes time to properly unveil it.
Where most stadiums would just use a standard cover to keep it hidden, the Buckeyes went above and beyond by adorning the display with one of Tressel’s trademark sweatervests.
Jim Tressel is being added to the Ohio Stadium Ring of Honor today. His name is currently being covered by a sweater vest pic.twitter.com/JgCRqyNpVk
— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) September 5, 2026
Tressel’s standard look has become something of an iconic bit of fashion. He knows it, too, and has actively leaned into it.
Tressel coached the Buckeyes from 2001 to 2010, during which he established Ohio State once again as a perennial national powerhouse. His tenure brought a national title and five Big Ten titles, but he resigned in 2011 amid evidence that he had sought to cover up NCAA rules violations among his players.
