Written by Dan Wismar

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From the OSU Athletic Communications office:

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Officials with the Ohio State University and Department of Athletics will be available at 7 p.m. Tuesday (3/8/11).

E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State University president, Gene Smith, vice president and director of athletics, and Jim Tressel, head football coach, will address the media at the Jack Nicklaus Museum (2355 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210).

The availability will be streamed live on www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

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The press availability will be to respond to media reports yesterday that Tressel was aware as early as April, 2010 of the NCAA violations disclosed in December that resulted in five game suspensions of five OSU players. More details on the TCF message boards  http://bit.ly/gYxJwn