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QB Antonio Henton (transfer to Ga. Southern and FT. Valley St.)

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From The O-Zone front page:

November 12, 2007 5:25 PM
Football: The Ohio State football office has released the following statement concerning Antonio Henton:
Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel announced late this afternoon that Antonio Henton has completed his legal process from the incident on September 24, 2007.
"After serving a seven-game suspension, Antonio is a member with full privileges of the Ohio State football team. Antonio has handled the situation properly."
Antonio Henton plead guilty to loitering earlier today. Henton's attorney Jim Phillips told the Columbus Dispatch "It was all a misunderstanding, but Antonio wanted to get back to life."
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After serving a seven-game suspension,
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Antonio Henton plead guilty to loitering
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Seven games for loitering?

It was all a misunderstanding, but Antonio wanted to get back to life."
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OK, maybe he was guilty - and maybe not. But I really have a problem with JTs policy of waiting till the legal system takes care of matters.

Why? Because it is biased against an innocent kid.

The guilty kid will plead out and take his suspension immediately. He is able to bypass the wheels that grind exceedingly slow.

The innocent kid - and let's give Antonio the proverbial benefit of the doubt for a moment and say he was innocent - wants to go to court and be heard. But to do that he has to wait on the legal process. So he serves 7 weeks for friggin loitering? Even if it was soliciting was that seven games?

In the end I guess he did get screwed for his $19.
 
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Anyone else think the timing of this is more than just coincidence?
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I didn't think so at first, but there is just no way you can throw him in there and have him run his first meaningful playing time vs SCUM. I just do not see it. I haven't looked back but has he even been practicing?

I can also see why he wants this done. The Buckeyes will have lots of practice time for the bowl games and that usually means some good reps for the young pups.

Nonetheless the timing does raise an eyebrow :sneaky:
 
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Am I right that he has been practicing with the team since October 1? If so, I see no reason why he couldn't get a snap against Michigan, especially considering Michigan's futility against mobile quarterbacks. . . A different look? Say 4-6 snaps? See it.
 
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Ok, lets be serious for a second, I don't know too much about football but wouldn't you have to completely change the offensive scheme to accommodate a running QB? I mean, if Henton just came in for a few snaps, everyone and their cousin would know he's going to try to run.

Tressel takes risks, but they're usually extremely calculated risks.
 
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