[NU Sports] Maurice Clarett (fwd)

[Jim Leonard]

Mike,

I am one of the people who has always been critical of Tom Osborne's decision.
His desire to keep Lawrence Phillips in the program to keep him in a structured
environment might have been well intentioned, but letting him play again that
season (in my book) is inexcusable. 

I may not have the whole story straight anymore (it's been over a decade) but I
seem to recall that he physically assaulted a female scholarship athlete
(basketball) who was dating one of his teammmates (Scott Frost). 

What lesson were they trying to teach Phillips by letting him back on the team?
I think they missed an opportunity to teach him that such actions have serious
consequences. Didn't he have another year left at U of N? Why couldn't Osborne
have suspended him until the '96 season?

Regards,
Jim



--- Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote:

> > Tressel may have his faults, but he really did do his best to help Maurice
> > make the transition from a child to a man.  
> 
> I can't help but remember that Tom Osborne was widely criticized by some
> people on this list for trying in his way to help another troubled athlete, 
> Lawrence Phillips.
> --
> Mike Nolan
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