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RB Maurice Clarett (B1G Freshman of the Year, National Champion)

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Can't forget the Chris Perry quote....

How do you feel about OSU coach Jim Tressel?

A. "Jim Tressel is great for Big Ten football. I like his sweater vest. All I want to know is when is the last time he talked to Maurice Clarett. Maurice Clarett kind of put 'em on the map, didn't he? I wonder: Does he still care about him or is he just writing him off? He had a great year (2002)! Nobody was really paying too much attention until he came around and did what he did, and they won. I just wonder. With all the trouble he's going through now, does the man that brought him to Ohio State still keep in contact with him? That's not a question for me to answer. That's a question you ought to ask him. I doubt he'll answer it. But as a coach, he's a great coach. He's beat us three years in a row. He's got to be a great coach.
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Clarett among hundreds of felons admitted to Ohio schools
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
By Encarnacion Pyle
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Former Buckeyes running back Maurice Clarett's return to classes this week is generating a lot of buzz, but he's hardly the only person with a criminal record attending a central Ohio college.

Ohio State University estimates that 30 to 45 people with felony convictions or suspensions from another college apply to the Columbus campus each year as freshmen or transfer students.

Of those, about 20 or so make it through a vetting process that ensures they don't pose a safety risk. They still have to meet the school's academic requirements, and some give up when they find out they might not qualify for federal financial aid because of a drug conviction. The vast majority have gotten into trouble because of alcohol and drugs.

"It's a delicate balancing act of protecting the welfare of the larger campus community while helping those individuals who might have done something that they are not proud of reach their dream of getting a college education and giving back to society," said Mabel Freeman, Ohio State's assistant vice president for undergraduate admissions and first-year experience.
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Clarett among hundreds of felons admitted to Ohio schools | The Columbus Dispatch
 
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A verbatim question and answer regarding MoC at the Big Ten media days.

Q - "You just mentioned about being nervous about how a young person progresses. I'm just curious, now that Maurice Clarett is back on campus taking classes, is there any participation for him in the football program - not officially, but just coming by the office and seeing people, or is he just like any other undergrad there?"

JT - "Well, just from ... he's not on a scholarship or anything, so he's just like any other undergrad from that standpoint. He knows he's certainly welcome to stop by, and he also knows we're very busy and so forth. One of the first things that he said when he came back, 'cause I told him 'You ought to let people know what your intentions are, and so forth', and he said 'The biggest intention I have is to not disrupt this 2010 football season that's coming up'. So he wants to be in the background, but he wants to be a student, and he wants to grow. Just like anything else, day by day, we'll see how we progess."
 
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TexasBuck;1741280; said:
A lot scUM fans are going to have some fun with that headline...
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They'll conveniently ignore that they do the same. Here, for instance, on a quick Google search, is the story of a cop who turned rogue, started working for drug dealers, ended up in federal prison...and subsequently got a degree from SCUM.

Cop-turned-felon making the most of his second chance - TwinCities.com

While it may appear that now he's on the straight-and-narrow...he's still a renegade felon cop who got into SCUM.
 
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UpNorthBuckeye;1738436; said:
What he did to Sean Taylor in that NC game can never be taken away.
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I actually had the opportunity to talk to Sean Taylor about that play...he told me Maurice whispered in his ear and said, "They don't make dumbells big enough for me to curl."

Y'all saw what happened next...
 
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