NCAA still wants MoC
Springfield News
8/25
NCAA still wants to talk to Clarett
With the announcement in June that the NCAA found no major rules violations in the Ohio State football program despite allegations from one-time star tailback Maurice Clarett, it appeared that case was closed.
Apparently, it isn’t. When the NCAA released a series of allegations against OSU — most involved the men’s basketball program — it said Clarett would not answer repeated calls to various numbers.
“When we have somebody who has given public allegations of serious violations, we’re not going to stop simply because he doesn’t call back,� said David Price, vice president of NCAA Enforcement Services. “We’ll do everything we can to talk to that person. We are adamant we will get an answer. We’re not going to just leave it because he doesn’t call back.�
Steve Feldman, Clarett’s agent, confirmed that the NCAA has called.
“They tried to contact him and they tried to contact me,� Feldman said.
“That’s old news and doesn’t serve anybody well. There’s not a damn good thing that can come out of that. Maurice has passed that chapter in his life.
“Maurice has always said he loved Ohio State, and that’s how he’ll leave it.�
Clarett presently is trying to make the roster of the NFL’s Denver Broncos.