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WR Duron Carter (Official Thread)

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Carter, though, signaled his intention to play for OSU again. On his Twitter page, he posted, "And yes, I would love to go back to OSU. I'm a Buckeye all the way."

Per NCAA rules, Carter must spend the fall semester at Coffeyville before he could potentially return to OSU in January. If Carter wanted to play for a major-college team other than Ohio State, he would have to wait until after the academic year was over.

He would have two seasons of eligibility remaining wherever he goes next.

A source close to the team said that OSU officials not only want to see Carter improve his grades, but also his attitude toward academics and class attendance.

Coffeyville coach Damian Dulin said Carter ended up there through the efforts of one of his assistant coaches, James Lott, who is a former NFL player and assistant coach and an acquaintance of Carter's father, Cris.

Dulin said they emphasized Coffeyville's academic environment to Duron Carter. The school has about 1,300 students.

"That was kind of our selling point with him," Dulin said. "We have smaller class sizes, and it's a much smaller town. He can come through here and get back to where he wants to go."

Carter had a promising freshman season, working as the No.3 receiver at times and catching 13 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown. He was academically ineligible to play in the Rose Bowl, and he also missed all of spring practice because of academic issues.
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Academic problems shake up roster | BuckeyeXtra

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I don't know much, or really anything, about the JUCO thing, but it seems pretty impressive that he chose a small town and school to go to. That could really mean he is going to try hard to focus on school and getting where he needs to be. More power to him. I bet he comes out ahead here. I look forward to seeing him in uniform again.
 
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kinch;1720741; said:
I don't know much, or really anything, about the JUCO thing, but it seems pretty impressive that he chose a small town and school to go to. That could really mean he is going to try hard to focus on school and getting where he needs to be. More power to him. I bet he comes out ahead here. I look forward to seeing him in uniform again.
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The articles give the impression that he wasn't the one to "pick" the school.
 
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kinch;1720741; said:
I don't know much, or really anything, about the JUCO thing, but it seems pretty impressive that he chose a small town and school to go to. That could really mean he is going to try hard to focus on school and getting where he needs to be. More power to him. I bet he comes out ahead here. I look forward to seeing him in uniform again.
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I don't see anything to be impressed about....yet. Seems like we should check back on this thread in 6 months..hopefully there'll be plenty to be impressed with then.
 
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First off, I really hope to see Duron back in the S&G as soon as possible. This was a serious bummer to hear today.

Second, and I know this has been discussed before, I'm not a fan of Duron's thread living in the "Buckeye Alumni" forum. Seems to be a slap in the face to the student athletes that busted their butts to earn a degree from THE Ohio State University. Duron is on the brink of wasting a free education from my favorite college in the world and significantly hinder a life in the NFL, yet we refer to him as a Buckeye Alum. Not a fan...

But, I do wish him the best, and I'll be his biggest fan in 2011 when he suits back up for the Buckeyes.
 
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OSU football: Son will be back, Carter says
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Cris Carter took his son Duron out of Ohio State and enrolled him at Coffeyville Community College in southeastern Kansas this week. The trip alone, Cris Carter said, was a solid teaching point.

"Getting off the plane in Tulsa, and driving up to and living in Coffeyville? That is no trip to South Beach," he said.

He picked Coffeyville for that reason. His son, blessed with many of the exceptional football skills that helped make his father one the elite receivers the game has seen, had a poor first year academically at Ohio State. From being declared ineligible for the Rose Bowl, to struggling to stay in school because of an undisciplined approach to academics, it was time for a change, said Cris Carter, who added that Coffeyville specializes in helping the athlete who has trouble in the classroom.

"I and Duron's mother want nothing more than any other parents want for their 18- or 19-year-old kid," Cris Carter said. "Grow up. Be responsible. Make a contribution. Be a giver in life, not a taker."

OSU receivers coach Darrell Hazell reinforced that point.

"Right now, he's got to be concerned about being consistent, day to day," Hazell said. "Today is the most important day for him."

Cris Carter said he is determined to see his son earn his Associate in Arts degree in nine months.

"Then, in even the worst case scenario, he's going to have a two-year degree," Cris Carter said. "Everybody else is talking football and things, but I know life. I played football at its highest level, and I know life goes on longer than that. He's not going out there for just one semester and then coming right back."
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten.../23/son-will-be-back-carter-says.html?sid=101
 
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ShakerBuck;1721268; said:
couple key points from that article....

"he is not going out there for one semester and coming right back"

"He will get re-recruited, but right now Duron's family plan is to re-enroll at Ohio State next June"
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Which would effectively make him a part of the 2012 class, and more than likely re-enroll when those guys enroll for the first time.
 
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