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If he made it through boot camp the same as everyone else he'd be just as qualified, no?
I am a vet so believe me I understand not wanting some raving psycho with you but in this kids case I think he's not too far gone to be a good soldier.
I knew a few guys when I was in that were given the military or jail option and actually thrived when given some discipline and direction.
Its gotta be a case by case thing, but again this kid seems to have enough going to warrant a second chance.
As far as being "classy" when discussing criminals, spare me.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Being a 10 year vet, I agree. The majority of these problem kids, just need some direction and discipline.
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BuckTwenty
Parties with Pete Johnson's Beard
This is an AMAZING 2nd chance for Ray. We're finally going to get to see what this kid has. With Toledo graduating their two top runners from last year (Dawson and Broussard), their likely starter for next year (McDougal) recovering from an ACL injury, and Toledo's newfound running game this past year, Ray has a chance to do something special for a powerful offensive football team.
On top of that, he's got a chance to earn a degree and change his life for the better. Good luck, Ray!!
On top of that, he's got a chance to earn a degree and change his life for the better. Good luck, Ray!!
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Toledo Blade
4/16
Article published Sunday, April 16, 2006
Williams running with opportunity at UT
Life as Ray Williams once knew it will never be the same.
He lost his friend and his reputation, and he very nearly lost his freedom. He can't take anything back, or pretend that nothing happened. What's done is done. All that Williams can do now is live the rest of life to the fullest, and with a renewed purpose. With much-deserved criticism and skepticism comes much-needed credibility and accountability for Williams, a former Ohio Mr. Football who enrolled at the University of Toledo in January, 2005, and aspires to play for the Rockets this fall despite pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery charges in October, 2004. Ray Williams, a part-time player this spring for the University of Toledo, hopes to be eligible for the Rockets this fall.
A failed robbery attempt left one of Williams' friends dead and Williams facing prison until he was granted a favorable five-year probation deal requiring him to attend college. UT coach Tom Amstutz, the Father Flanagan of college football coaches who's developed a reputation for embracing wayward athletes, approved Williams' move to UT when it would have been more politically correct to turn the other cheek. Williams realizes he was granted a second chance in life because of football. He's eternally grateful for the opportunity. "I thank the coaches every chance I get for letting me have a second chance to prove myself," Williams, a two-time Division III offensive player of the year at Cleveland Benedictine, said following Friday's football scrimmage at the Glass Bowl in his first print interview since arriving at UT. "They could have turned their backs, but they wanted to help, so I'm going to do whatever I can to help them." Williams is working hard to recover from a horrific mistake that cost his friend, Lorenzo Hunter, his life. "My whole focus when I'm away from the field is stay away from trouble. Trouble can find you anywhere," Williams said. "That means either I'm at home, or I'm here [at the field], or I'm in class. I very seldom stay on campus. "I can't really say how other people view me, but I know the way I carry myself now is completely different. Back in high school I carried myself more to myself. I would walk past and wouldn't speak. It was like me, myself and I. Now, every time I see somebody I'm greeting them, shaking their hand because everybody remembers your first impression. If your first impression is good, then they have a good impression of you. "I want people to look at me different, seeing the situation I was in. If they see that they see a completely different person. So this person overrules what they're reading in the newspaper or what they might see on TV." Williams' road to recovery is lined with people within and outside the UT community who believe in the star running back who was a Parade All-American, led Benedictine to a state championship as a senior and was headed to West Virginia on a scholarship until disaster struck. Amstutz said Williams' rehabilitation away from football is the first golden rule for the rest of his life. "Obviously, there's going to be more than one opinion. It's kind of a controversial situation," Amstutz said. "But when I look at everything, I think about helping people first. To me, no matter what someone says, it's still worth helping a young man." Team Williams, a group of individuals who monitor every aspect of Williams' life, is led by Joe Reccord of Cleveland, who operates the Cleveland Muny Football league that has featured players such as Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr., Dante Whitner and Williams. Reccord said Williams' problems began when he became a high school football star. "As a young man, you think you know it all," said Reccord, who has known Williams for years. "Going through high school and being catered to and playing for a school like Benedictine with that rich football tradition and being Mr. Ohio, sometimes kids get caught up in that hype." A fellow Benedictine alum, Reccord said he became seriously involved when Williams needed to find another college to satisfy his probationary agreement. He contacted Martino Harmon at the University of Toledo, another Benedictine graduate, who was in admissions at the time but is now the school's interim director for the African-American Student Enrichment office. "There were five or six schools looking at him. This was the best place for him," Reccord said. "Cleveland's only two hours away. If he was in Florida or another state, it would be hard to get to him. The coach [Amstutz] is sincere. I really didn't know the coach. It was just what I heard about the coach. It's a good fit. He has a good support group." Harmon and David Young of UT's Office of Excellence program meet regularly with Williams to monitor his academic and social development. "It's important that he have a circle of people around him that really wants to see him develop as a young man," Young said. "With the position I have on campus we deal directly with students like Ray who might come from a low-income background, people that need that second chance." Amstutz takes care of the rest. Williams practiced only twice a week during the spring, as Amstutz dangled the football carrot in front of him to keep things in perspective. "Ray has only had a little bit of football with us," said Amstutz, who believes Williams will be academically eligible to play in 2006. "I still want him to know that it's there and it's a possibility, but I want his focus on academics and living the right kind of life." Williams, who displayed flashes of his breakaway running ability during Friday's scrimmage, said he's been surprised with his football performance. "Being out a year and a half and coming out here and being in good shape, no injuries, just maybe some soreness, I feel like that's a blessing," Williams said. "From the time I came here, the coaches have always told me once I get this done, everything else will fall into place. So it's one step at a time." Williams' time is precious. It makes him appreciate what he has, and how close he was to losing it all.
4/16
Article published Sunday, April 16, 2006
Williams running with opportunity at UT
Life as Ray Williams once knew it will never be the same.
He lost his friend and his reputation, and he very nearly lost his freedom. He can't take anything back, or pretend that nothing happened. What's done is done. All that Williams can do now is live the rest of life to the fullest, and with a renewed purpose. With much-deserved criticism and skepticism comes much-needed credibility and accountability for Williams, a former Ohio Mr. Football who enrolled at the University of Toledo in January, 2005, and aspires to play for the Rockets this fall despite pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery charges in October, 2004. Ray Williams, a part-time player this spring for the University of Toledo, hopes to be eligible for the Rockets this fall.
A failed robbery attempt left one of Williams' friends dead and Williams facing prison until he was granted a favorable five-year probation deal requiring him to attend college. UT coach Tom Amstutz, the Father Flanagan of college football coaches who's developed a reputation for embracing wayward athletes, approved Williams' move to UT when it would have been more politically correct to turn the other cheek. Williams realizes he was granted a second chance in life because of football. He's eternally grateful for the opportunity. "I thank the coaches every chance I get for letting me have a second chance to prove myself," Williams, a two-time Division III offensive player of the year at Cleveland Benedictine, said following Friday's football scrimmage at the Glass Bowl in his first print interview since arriving at UT. "They could have turned their backs, but they wanted to help, so I'm going to do whatever I can to help them." Williams is working hard to recover from a horrific mistake that cost his friend, Lorenzo Hunter, his life. "My whole focus when I'm away from the field is stay away from trouble. Trouble can find you anywhere," Williams said. "That means either I'm at home, or I'm here [at the field], or I'm in class. I very seldom stay on campus. "I can't really say how other people view me, but I know the way I carry myself now is completely different. Back in high school I carried myself more to myself. I would walk past and wouldn't speak. It was like me, myself and I. Now, every time I see somebody I'm greeting them, shaking their hand because everybody remembers your first impression. If your first impression is good, then they have a good impression of you. "I want people to look at me different, seeing the situation I was in. If they see that they see a completely different person. So this person overrules what they're reading in the newspaper or what they might see on TV." Williams' road to recovery is lined with people within and outside the UT community who believe in the star running back who was a Parade All-American, led Benedictine to a state championship as a senior and was headed to West Virginia on a scholarship until disaster struck. Amstutz said Williams' rehabilitation away from football is the first golden rule for the rest of his life. "Obviously, there's going to be more than one opinion. It's kind of a controversial situation," Amstutz said. "But when I look at everything, I think about helping people first. To me, no matter what someone says, it's still worth helping a young man." Team Williams, a group of individuals who monitor every aspect of Williams' life, is led by Joe Reccord of Cleveland, who operates the Cleveland Muny Football league that has featured players such as Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr., Dante Whitner and Williams. Reccord said Williams' problems began when he became a high school football star. "As a young man, you think you know it all," said Reccord, who has known Williams for years. "Going through high school and being catered to and playing for a school like Benedictine with that rich football tradition and being Mr. Ohio, sometimes kids get caught up in that hype." A fellow Benedictine alum, Reccord said he became seriously involved when Williams needed to find another college to satisfy his probationary agreement. He contacted Martino Harmon at the University of Toledo, another Benedictine graduate, who was in admissions at the time but is now the school's interim director for the African-American Student Enrichment office. "There were five or six schools looking at him. This was the best place for him," Reccord said. "Cleveland's only two hours away. If he was in Florida or another state, it would be hard to get to him. The coach [Amstutz] is sincere. I really didn't know the coach. It was just what I heard about the coach. It's a good fit. He has a good support group." Harmon and David Young of UT's Office of Excellence program meet regularly with Williams to monitor his academic and social development. "It's important that he have a circle of people around him that really wants to see him develop as a young man," Young said. "With the position I have on campus we deal directly with students like Ray who might come from a low-income background, people that need that second chance." Amstutz takes care of the rest. Williams practiced only twice a week during the spring, as Amstutz dangled the football carrot in front of him to keep things in perspective. "Ray has only had a little bit of football with us," said Amstutz, who believes Williams will be academically eligible to play in 2006. "I still want him to know that it's there and it's a possibility, but I want his focus on academics and living the right kind of life." Williams, who displayed flashes of his breakaway running ability during Friday's scrimmage, said he's been surprised with his football performance. "Being out a year and a half and coming out here and being in good shape, no injuries, just maybe some soreness, I feel like that's a blessing," Williams said. "From the time I came here, the coaches have always told me once I get this done, everything else will fall into place. So it's one step at a time." Williams' time is precious. It makes him appreciate what he has, and how close he was to losing it all.
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4/30
COLLEGE FOOTBALL "When people hear Ray is on our team, they're going to ask questions. But I said to Ray, I'm here to help young men, including young men who have made mistakes.' "Tom Amstutz,Toledo head coach
Walk-on Williams running to stand still
Sunday, April 30, 2006Elton Alexander
Plain Dealer Reporter
Toledo -- It was a Friday, colder and grayer than it ought to be for April. It felt more like late October, which was fine for Ray Williams. It is a time of year he is battling to get back to.
The All-Ohio tailback from Benedictine High was the state's Mr. Football in 2003 and accepted a football scholarship to West Virginia. Now he is a walk-on for the University of Toledo Rockets, as he attempts to put a troubled past behind him.
Williams is trying to meet the sympathetic ruling of a judge, Shirley Strickland Saffold, with his own ambitions to play football again. Instead of sitting in prison for involuntary manslaughter and attempted robbery, Williams remains free on five years' probation, as long as he attends college and maintains a C average.
On April 16, 2004, Williams and Benedictine teammate Jon Huddleston survived the night they and a third teammate, Lorenzo Hunter, attempted to rob a known drug dealer with a fake gun. The dealer had a real gun and killed Hunter, while Williams and Huddleston ran from the crime. Huddleston received the same sentence as Williams and is on the football team at North Carolina Central.
Toledo isn't prison, but that's what hangs over Williams without an overall 2.0 grade-point average. Making the football team could make time fly by. If he fails academically, he could be sentenced to three years in prison.
After Saffold read her sentence, Williams told the court: "If I don't play another down, I won't be mad."
That was over a year ago. Now, Williams says, playing football again is what truly drives him.
"I don't know where that came from," Williams said of his statement in court.
The situation in Toledo is delicate for all involved as Williams starts his journey back.
"I've been accepted," he said. "A lot of people know my personal history. Being up here is almost like being at home, just away from all the crazy stuff."
Yet a cloud still hangs over him, as does the coach who wants to help him get on with life while wearing a scarlet letter. Toledo's Tom Amstutz has taken it as a personal challenge to get Williams back on the right path.
"When people hear Ray is on our team, they're going to ask questions," Amstutz said. "But I said to Ray, I'm here to help young men, including young men who have made mistakes.'
"If they can come in my program, my family, and do things the right way, and I can help them develop as young men, that's my No. 1 priority. I want my guys to become better citizens than when they first got here; I want them to grow in all areas of their lives."
A crime resulting in death has a finality about it that seems to demand tougher justice and less forgiveness, so Amstutz has heard his share of critics for letting Williams on the team.
"I expected some, but maybe not quite this much," Amstutz said. "That doesn't bother me. I'm willing to step up and help the young man. That's why I coach.
"And it's just not because Ray is a good football player. I have my hands in all areas of his life. I have people even going with him to church. I'm with Ray. I want to help his life. But he's not going to be, all of a sudden, on the team."
While the team practiced four days a week this spring, Williams went only to two -- Friday and Saturday -- for academic reasons. Some weeks there were no Saturday practices, so Williams was down to just a day. Williams is not on the team roster. He has no jersey number.
Williams is just completing his first calendar year at UT and is cleared by the NCAA to practice. But to play this fall, he can't fall back academically.
"I'm gradually working him into our program, as long as he continues to do the right things," Amstutz said. "He could play this fall, based on how he's doing in the classroom, off the field, and with our football family. And right now, he's doing very well."
Amstutz said this after that chilly Friday practice where the 5-11, 192-pound back looked fine catching the ball but pedestrian running it. Plays where Williams struggled to get 3 and 4 yards a crack became a three-play touchdown drive anchored by a 35-yard TD run when Williams' bigger, stronger walk-on replacement gave him a breather.
Yet with Ray Williams, history has shown a lot can change in an instant. On April 14, Williams was the highlight of Toledo's spring scrimmage with a performance anchored by a jitterbug 20-yard run.
So he forges on. Williams said his parents are paying for his school and off-campus apartment. He and Shaw product Scooter McDougle, an All-Mid-American Conference running back who has become his mentor, might share an apartment this summer.
It all seems like a 12-step program, one day at a time.
"I go to school, go to class, go home," he said. "You're tired by that time, you don't want to come back on campus. I'm probably 5 to 10 minutes away, but it's not walking distance."
He doesn't want it to be close. Where others may see the traditional college picture of dorm life, nearby frat houses, pizza pubs and the like, Williams sees what he wants no part of.
"You stay out of trouble staying off campus," Williams said. "Too much stuff to get into staying on-campus, a lot of drama going on around campus. Stuff happens, stuff comes up missing . . . you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, now you've got a problem."
Those around him are trying to chart a course for a happy ending.
"He's doing pretty good, holding up pretty well," said the 6-1, 235-pound McDougle, who is getting himself back in shape after injuring a knee in the 2004 MAC Championship and missing all of last season.
"Everybody comes up to me and asks about him," McDougle said. "I told them I knew him from way back. We were supposed to play together at Shaw, but I got my transfer [from Villa Angela-St. Joseph High], and he didn't [from Benedictine]. Because I knew him before, I was always going to look out for him."
Short of a medical setback, McDougle is destined to be on the field for UT when the leaves start changing. Williams? Only time will tell.
"I see myself playing this fall," Williams said. "Doing something, special teams, something."
Even then, it will be a start, not the end.
4/30
COLLEGE FOOTBALL "When people hear Ray is on our team, they're going to ask questions. But I said to Ray, I'm here to help young men, including young men who have made mistakes.' "Tom Amstutz,Toledo head coach
Walk-on Williams running to stand still
Sunday, April 30, 2006Elton Alexander
Plain Dealer Reporter
Toledo -- It was a Friday, colder and grayer than it ought to be for April. It felt more like late October, which was fine for Ray Williams. It is a time of year he is battling to get back to.
The All-Ohio tailback from Benedictine High was the state's Mr. Football in 2003 and accepted a football scholarship to West Virginia. Now he is a walk-on for the University of Toledo Rockets, as he attempts to put a troubled past behind him.
Williams is trying to meet the sympathetic ruling of a judge, Shirley Strickland Saffold, with his own ambitions to play football again. Instead of sitting in prison for involuntary manslaughter and attempted robbery, Williams remains free on five years' probation, as long as he attends college and maintains a C average.
On April 16, 2004, Williams and Benedictine teammate Jon Huddleston survived the night they and a third teammate, Lorenzo Hunter, attempted to rob a known drug dealer with a fake gun. The dealer had a real gun and killed Hunter, while Williams and Huddleston ran from the crime. Huddleston received the same sentence as Williams and is on the football team at North Carolina Central.
Toledo isn't prison, but that's what hangs over Williams without an overall 2.0 grade-point average. Making the football team could make time fly by. If he fails academically, he could be sentenced to three years in prison.
After Saffold read her sentence, Williams told the court: "If I don't play another down, I won't be mad."
That was over a year ago. Now, Williams says, playing football again is what truly drives him.
"I don't know where that came from," Williams said of his statement in court.
The situation in Toledo is delicate for all involved as Williams starts his journey back.
"I've been accepted," he said. "A lot of people know my personal history. Being up here is almost like being at home, just away from all the crazy stuff."
Yet a cloud still hangs over him, as does the coach who wants to help him get on with life while wearing a scarlet letter. Toledo's Tom Amstutz has taken it as a personal challenge to get Williams back on the right path.
"When people hear Ray is on our team, they're going to ask questions," Amstutz said. "But I said to Ray, I'm here to help young men, including young men who have made mistakes.'
"If they can come in my program, my family, and do things the right way, and I can help them develop as young men, that's my No. 1 priority. I want my guys to become better citizens than when they first got here; I want them to grow in all areas of their lives."
A crime resulting in death has a finality about it that seems to demand tougher justice and less forgiveness, so Amstutz has heard his share of critics for letting Williams on the team.
"I expected some, but maybe not quite this much," Amstutz said. "That doesn't bother me. I'm willing to step up and help the young man. That's why I coach.
"And it's just not because Ray is a good football player. I have my hands in all areas of his life. I have people even going with him to church. I'm with Ray. I want to help his life. But he's not going to be, all of a sudden, on the team."
While the team practiced four days a week this spring, Williams went only to two -- Friday and Saturday -- for academic reasons. Some weeks there were no Saturday practices, so Williams was down to just a day. Williams is not on the team roster. He has no jersey number.
Williams is just completing his first calendar year at UT and is cleared by the NCAA to practice. But to play this fall, he can't fall back academically.
"I'm gradually working him into our program, as long as he continues to do the right things," Amstutz said. "He could play this fall, based on how he's doing in the classroom, off the field, and with our football family. And right now, he's doing very well."
Amstutz said this after that chilly Friday practice where the 5-11, 192-pound back looked fine catching the ball but pedestrian running it. Plays where Williams struggled to get 3 and 4 yards a crack became a three-play touchdown drive anchored by a 35-yard TD run when Williams' bigger, stronger walk-on replacement gave him a breather.
Yet with Ray Williams, history has shown a lot can change in an instant. On April 14, Williams was the highlight of Toledo's spring scrimmage with a performance anchored by a jitterbug 20-yard run.
So he forges on. Williams said his parents are paying for his school and off-campus apartment. He and Shaw product Scooter McDougle, an All-Mid-American Conference running back who has become his mentor, might share an apartment this summer.
It all seems like a 12-step program, one day at a time.
"I go to school, go to class, go home," he said. "You're tired by that time, you don't want to come back on campus. I'm probably 5 to 10 minutes away, but it's not walking distance."
He doesn't want it to be close. Where others may see the traditional college picture of dorm life, nearby frat houses, pizza pubs and the like, Williams sees what he wants no part of.
"You stay out of trouble staying off campus," Williams said. "Too much stuff to get into staying on-campus, a lot of drama going on around campus. Stuff happens, stuff comes up missing . . . you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, now you've got a problem."
Those around him are trying to chart a course for a happy ending.
"He's doing pretty good, holding up pretty well," said the 6-1, 235-pound McDougle, who is getting himself back in shape after injuring a knee in the 2004 MAC Championship and missing all of last season.
"Everybody comes up to me and asks about him," McDougle said. "I told them I knew him from way back. We were supposed to play together at Shaw, but I got my transfer [from Villa Angela-St. Joseph High], and he didn't [from Benedictine]. Because I knew him before, I was always going to look out for him."
Short of a medical setback, McDougle is destined to be on the field for UT when the leaves start changing. Williams? Only time will tell.
"I see myself playing this fall," Williams said. "Doing something, special teams, something."
Even then, it will be a start, not the end.
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craigblitz
Juice, Full of Juice!!
I am not sure how I feel about this at all. One side of me thinks well it is great seeing a kid get another opportunity to become a productive person, but another part of me wonders would he have this opportunity if he couldn't play football. At the end of the day there is a kid dead because of actions he was involved in. That kid sure isn't getting another opportunity.
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UT declares Williams ineligible
Raymond Williams, a running back who took part in limited spring drills with the University of Toledo's football team, has been ruled academically ineligible and will not be on the team this fall, according to UT athletic director Mike O'Brien.
A former Ohio Mr. Football at Cleveland Benedictine, Williams ran afoul of the law during the spring of his senior year and has not played football since the fall of 2003. A judge in Cleveland placed Williams on probation after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery, providing he attended college and maintained a C average. There are other requirements besides grades that the NCAA uses to determine an athlete's eligibility. Because academic records are confidential, it is not known if his athletic ineligibility would necessarily translate to a parole violation. "That situation is really out of our realm," Paul Helgren, UT's assistant athletic director for media relations, said. The 2006 academic eligibility of another running back, junior Scooter McDougle, remains unresolved, Helgren said. - Dave Hackenberg
UT declares Williams ineligible
Raymond Williams, a running back who took part in limited spring drills with the University of Toledo's football team, has been ruled academically ineligible and will not be on the team this fall, according to UT athletic director Mike O'Brien.
A former Ohio Mr. Football at Cleveland Benedictine, Williams ran afoul of the law during the spring of his senior year and has not played football since the fall of 2003. A judge in Cleveland placed Williams on probation after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery, providing he attended college and maintained a C average. There are other requirements besides grades that the NCAA uses to determine an athlete's eligibility. Because academic records are confidential, it is not known if his athletic ineligibility would necessarily translate to a parole violation. "That situation is really out of our realm," Paul Helgren, UT's assistant athletic director for media relations, said. The 2006 academic eligibility of another running back, junior Scooter McDougle, remains unresolved, Helgren said. - Dave Hackenberg
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Ex-Benedictine star back in trouble
Past Ohio Mr. Football winner Williams accused of theft, might face prison
Saturday, January 27, 2007 Jodie Valade
Plain Dealer Reporter
Former Benedictine High football star Raymond Williams should be headed to prison for violating his probation after he was arrested and charged with theft at the University of Toledo's bookstore, said the prosecutor who tried the one-time Ohio Mr. Football in 2004.
Williams was arrested Jan. 12 after school bookstore employees told campus police that the 21-year-old stole a wireless response system, a device used by students in classrooms to respond electronically to professors' questions. It's valued at $49.
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Ex-Benedictine star back in trouble
Past Ohio Mr. Football winner Williams accused of theft, might face prison
Saturday, January 27, 2007 Jodie Valade
Plain Dealer Reporter
Former Benedictine High football star Raymond Williams should be headed to prison for violating his probation after he was arrested and charged with theft at the University of Toledo's bookstore, said the prosecutor who tried the one-time Ohio Mr. Football in 2004.
Williams was arrested Jan. 12 after school bookstore employees told campus police that the 21-year-old stole a wireless response system, a device used by students in classrooms to respond electronically to professors' questions. It's valued at $49.
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Blade
Article published Sunday, January 28, 2007
MR. FOOTBALL
Ex-prep star faces more legal troubles
UT theft count may affect his probation
By ERICA BLAKE
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Raymond Williams - once recognized as the top prep football player in the state and recruited to play at the University of Toledo - is once again facing criminal charges after he was arrested for theft from the university bookstore.
Williams, a former Ohio Mr. Football, was arrested Jan. 12 for stealing an electronic device valued at $48 from the bookstore. The arrest was in violation of a five-year probation deal given to him by a Cleveland judge in 2004 after he pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery.
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Article published Sunday, January 28, 2007
MR. FOOTBALL
Ex-prep star faces more legal troubles
UT theft count may affect his probation
By ERICA BLAKE
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Raymond Williams - once recognized as the top prep football player in the state and recruited to play at the University of Toledo - is once again facing criminal charges after he was arrested for theft from the university bookstore.
Williams, a former Ohio Mr. Football, was arrested Jan. 12 for stealing an electronic device valued at $48 from the bookstore. The arrest was in violation of a five-year probation deal given to him by a Cleveland judge in 2004 after he pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery.
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Magua
Buckeye
Man, I remember watching this kid carry Benedictine to a State Title a few years back. Toting the rock 40 times in some games and just punishing quality defenses. Had all the talent and tools in the world but he managed to ruin his life a year or two ahead of MoC compared to where they were in life. Whats with Mr. Ohio RB's wasting their opportunities. Sutton is at NW and hopefully Saine can follow through with a great career.
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redskinbucksfan
The brownest of the brown liquors
Magua;741952; said:
I wouldn't say Sutton is wasting his opportunities. He's carving out a solid career at a Big Ten school.
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BearBuck27
Game Day!!!
There is somewhat of a Mr. Football curse. Maybe, Tyrell can break that up with a great junior year (after a down soph. year, mostly due to injuries), and Brandon can have a terrific four years at tOSU.
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