[NU Sports] Maurice Clarett

[Jim Bendat]

Great analysis by Jim L. -- and I can't say I'm surprised by either (1) 
Clarett's downfall; or (2) Ohio State's treatment of him (i.e. using 
them for their own football benefit and then discarding him). -- Jim B.

Jim Leonard wrote:
> tOSU is certainly not responsible for his recent actions, but I can't help but
> think that the warning signs were there during his one year in Columbus. I just
> get the feeling that tOSU needed him to win, so they used him for football and
> ignored all of the other negative aspects of his character. 
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> College coaches spend too much time with their athletes not to know which ones
> need more attention and structure. If they cared about Clarett as a person,
> they probably would have redshirted him and got him a counselor and a tutor. 
>
> Are the tOSU coaches responsible for his arrest yesterday? No. Are they
> responsible for the fact that he didn't stay at Ohio State and eventually move
> on to the NFL (or some other non-criminal job)? I say, yes. 
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