Nearly three months after resigning as Ohio State coach, Jim Tressel had his first radio interview to discuss the circumstances that led to his departure.

Tressel has admitted lying to the NCAA about rules violations committed by players, including Terrelle Pryor. The coach and the school went before the committee on infractions this month. Pryor left school in June and is now with the Oakland Raiders after being taken in the supplemental draft last week.

Appearing on ESPN 850 WKNR in Cleveland, Tressel offered an apology for what happened in Columbus.

"No. 1, I apologize for us getting derailed and not just focusing on winning the Big Ten championship, the Rose Bowl or the national championship because that's the fun of being a Buckeye fan, " Tressel said. "The fun isn't having missteps. No. 2, we have to put that behind us."

Tressel was asked if he would change the way he dealt with Pryor.

"Oh no. I think you always have to treat the young people under your care with love and I will never change that. That's always going to be the way. To me, love conquers all. Would we like to have had some different things occur along the way? Of course. When you're playing quarterback you make a lot of decisions, when you're a star on a stage the size of Ohio State you can make some decisions, when you're a coach at Ohio State you make hundreds of decisions and all of them are not perfect. It still is all about the love and relationship you try to have with kids, and I'm excited about his future."

A return the college sideline could take a while for Tressel with the coach possibly being handed a significant show-cause penalty from the NCAA. Former Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl was given a three-year sanction for similar violations.

But Tressel, who spent some time with the Cleveland Browns during training camp, seems interested.

"I will tell you what. I feel good and when you get a chance to get around and have a chance to be at those training camps like I was fortunate to be able to do over the last couple of weeks, get out to see high school football tonight and tomorrow, and I want to get around and see some of the colleges practice next week so it's fun to be around it and get your blood flowing. I'm sure that I want that as one of the options but honestly I don't know what it is exactly I want to do going forward. I'm gonna take a little bit of time and make sure I make a good decision."

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