COLUMBUS — Ohio State University and the Franklin County prosecutor's office are investigating possible misspending on the travel expense reports of former Buckeyes football coach John Cooper, Lee Tashjian, vice president of university relations, said Tuesday.

        Tashjian declined to specify the amount of money involved but said the matter was turned over to Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien because it was more than $500.

        Cooper was fired in January and replaced by Jim Tressel. Cooper's firing included a $1.9 million buyout of the last three years of his contract, which paid him more than $1 million a season.

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