The football scoop story made it to ESPN if you have Insider...
"UPDATE: From 1975 to 1978, Jim Tressel was simply a graduate assistant at the University of Akron serving under his mentor Jim Dennison.
The Zips' brass is hoping he can rekindle some of that old magic.
FootballScoop.com reported, "...source that confirmed to us the Akron news on Tuesday (Ianello's eventual release) has told us that Akron officials are targeting Jim Tressel. For what it's worth, Akron's facilities are considered 'the best in the MAC.'"
It may be wishful thinking on the part of Akron, but it never hurts to ask. "