Kent | What If Kent State's Hazell Had Stayed At Ohio State?

As shortly as headlines of Jim Tressel’s handing over at Ohio State strike the handle Monday morning, we proposed fielding phone calls from friends and colleagues wondering if Kent State head football trainer Darrell Hazell would bewail receiving the Golden Flashes’ job.

Hazell was Tressel’s friend head trainer with the Buckeyes previous to forthcoming to Kent in December. Had he stayed in Columbus, he would have been a judicious selection to take over as meantime head trainer is to 2011 season. OSU helper Luke Fickell was promoted to that location as shortly as Tressel resigned.

we might be wrong, but my theory is Hazell has no regrets. If he can find a way to win at Kent State, Hazell might put himself in a improved location to obtain the Ohio State work possibly in 2012 or at a few indicate in the future than he would have after promoted to meantime trainer subsequent to a scandal.

we have moreover listened from fans wondering if Tressel’s troubles could pollute Hazell at Kent State.

I asked the same subject of a Kent State director back in Mar when Ohio State dangling Tressel for two games and fined him $250,000 for reprobate conduct, inclusive unwell to inform prospective NCAA violations by his players.

we was told that Kent State jaunty director Joel Nielsen has asked Hazell about the incident at Ohio State. After the discussion, Nielsen had no fears whatsoever about the sinecure of Hazell.

How ample Hazell knew or did not know about the violations committed by OSU players might not be badly important. Tressel’s disgraceful preference to casing up the violations was far worse than the initial act.