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Doss defends tOSU

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http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/10217381.htm

Posted on Thu, Nov. 18, 2004
Ohio State football

Doss doesn't believe Clarett
Canton McKinley grad defends college program
By Tom Reed
Beacon Journal staff writer

Count former Ohio State safety Mike Doss among those who don't believe the allegations being made by Maurice Clarett against the Buckeyes' football program.

The Canton McKinley product, who played at OSU from 1999-2002, said Wednesday that he didn't see the improprieties his former teammate alleges. A safety for the Indianapolis Colts, Doss made the comments Wednesday on Sirius NFL Radio.

``No I did not,'' Doss said when asked about seeing improper gifts handed out at OSU. ``(Former OSU player) Robert Smith said hundred-dollar handshakes, I read that in ESPN Magazine. He said he didn't see it, but he heard about it. I never had the opportunity to see this or accept it (money).

``Perks are going to come by being an athlete and being a football player at a big university. But its not going to be to the extent where someone hands you thousands of dollars freely. I just dont see that going on.''

Clarett told ESPN The Magazine last week that loaner cars, cash, easy grades and no-work jobs were there for the taking at OSU. Three former teammates have echoed parts of Clarett's story to ESPN.

School official have denied the claims, but an NCAA official returned to the Columbus campus on Monday for the second time in two years to investigate the football program. Clarett helped lead the Buckeyes to a 2002 national title before being suspended the following season for accepting illegal benefits and lying about them to the NCAA.

``Now you may go to a restaurant and the owner may give you a discount on your dinner or say bring your family in, we'll look out for them after a game,'' Doss said. ``Different things like that, but never to the extent where anyone was putting money into any players' pockets or (players were) driving vehicles around.''

Doss praised Clarett's ability and contribution to the title, but characterized him as headstrong.

``He just wanted to do it the Maurice Clarett way, and sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't,'' Doss said. ``It was unfortunate that his career ended the way it did at Ohio State.... He didn't make the best decisions off the field and they crept up on him.''
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Good for Doss. :osu:

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Please correct me if I am wrong, but didnt we invite the NCAA to come back Monday? If this is true I have yet to hear ESPN or anyone else say the we did invite the NCAA, but instead say that the NCAA returned because of these claims by MoC
 
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Underdogg44 said:
Please correct me if I am wrong, but didnt we invite the NCAA to come back Monday? If this is true I have yet to hear ESPN or anyone else say the we did invite the NCAA, but instead say that the NCAA returned because of these claims by MoC
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You're correct: Ohio State invited the NCAA back for an investigation. I'm assuming the author is either ignorant of the situation or was trying to impose a Devil's advocate position.
 
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