Jim Tressel was enshrined in Ohio State's Ring of Honor during Saturday's season opener against Ball State. The former coach, who led Ohio State from 2001 to 2010 and won the 2002 national championship, joined Woody Hayes and Paul Brown as the only Buckeyes coaches in the ring. "I thank God every day that he made me a Buckeye," Tressel told the crowd, wearing his signature sweater vest. A banner with the vest design covered his placard until the unveiling.

Tressel went 106-23 at Ohio State with six Big Ten titles and a 9-1 record against Michigan. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015. At 73, Tressel became Ohio's lieutenant governor last year.

The university moved senior day from the Michigan game to Saturday's matchup.