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RB Maurice Clarett (B1G Freshman of the Year, National Champion)

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The guy is not even 30 years old yet. Most men don't even mature til that age so the things that we do prior to that are definitely learning experiences. Do you think he would do it differently if he had it all to do over again? You bet your life but we don't ge do overs. At least he has learned from those mistakes, some people never do.
 
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i'm proud as can be of MoC. did he screw up? yes. big time.
but he has COMPLETELY turned his life around, and right now he's dedicated himself to helping kids NOT make the same mistakes he made.
if that isn't the textbook definition of paying it forward, i don't know what is.
 
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ysubuck;2240073; said:
Just not worth what happened after that, IMO.
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I agreed with that at one point but MoC has changed my opinion with how he has conducted himself since he paid his debt to society.

I hope he never does anything to make me change it again, though.
 
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Only good feelings for Maurice Clarett as he returns to Ohio Stadium for reunion of 2002 champions
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
November 21, 2012

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Maurice Clarett played in only one Ohio State-Michigan game, but it was one of the biggest, a 14-9 victory that set the stage for the double-overtime win over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. Amy Sancetta, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Between the first and second quarters on Saturday afternoon, one of the most complicated relationships between past and present in college football will offer itself to the 105,000 fans in Ohio Stadium.

The last undefeated Ohio State team will share the field with this undefeated team.

The 2002 Buckeyes and the 2012 Buckeyes.

Jim Tressel, the coach who led that team and caused this team to suffer NCAA sanctions.

Urban Meyer, the coach who snuffed out the dreams of another undefeated hopeful, the 2006 Ohio State team, and who is now a Buckeye and carrying a perfect record.

And, at the heart of it, a running back who flashed across Ohio State's screen for one season, then seemed on the verge of bringing the program down himself, spent 31/2 years in prison and now will step on the field at the Horseshoe for the first time since he gained 119 yards in helping to lead a 14-9 win over Michigan 10 years ago.

Maurice Clarett said he doesn't reflect on his Ohio State past, not because he wants to forget it, but because he remains a member of Buckeye Nation.

"I still believe I'm a part of Ohio State, so I don't break it up," Clarett told The Plain Dealer in a recent phone interview. "There were some down times, there were some great times, but all in all, I still feel close and connected and part of what is going on and what is relevant.

"And I only say that because I've been back and feel the connection and the love."

Clarett said he is moving back to Columbus from Omaha, Neb., where he played in the UFL, the football minor league that closed up shop a month ago. He has been around for several OSU games this season, taking photos with fans and attending events with former teammate Roy Hall's foundation, Driven, to help in the community.

"It's nothing but positive responses," Clarett said of the reaction in Columbus. "People say what took place is in the past, and they love and appreciate what took place on the field, and they want to see me do well."

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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/11/only_good_feelings_for_maurice.html#incart_river
 
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Bleed S & G;2265476; said:
Wonder what goes through his mind as he looks up at the names hanging on the wall

Very happy for MoC, but I bet yesterday was an interesting experience for him
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He could have been in the ring of honor..but he put himself before team..thanks to lots of poor advice from his"mentors"..he did learn something..while in prison JT stood by him ..LBJ, JB and Tom Friend were looong gone.
 
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfRfQakDl-s"]Maurice Clarett on the 2002 Season - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reNuhy5VSC4"]Maurice Clarett on his Stingers - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qqSm4clNWk"]ClarettClosing - YouTube[/ame]
 
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http://deadspin.com/5967649/how-mau...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

He was a hard worker in practice and in games. But off the field, he was living a completely different life. "I took golf, fishing, and softball as classes," Clarett says. "Away from class, anything you can think of I did in my 13 months at Ohio State." Drugs and women were two of the things. Cars were another?he owned three of them at a time, including a brand-new Cadillac and Lexus. "I was living the NFL life in college," he says. "I got paid more in college than I do now in the UFL."
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Article also says he was driving to kill the guy that he stole the cell phone from but luckily the police stopped him first.

Well all I can say is I'm glad he is back on track.
 
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