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NFL vs. Clarret

Clarett: The crime doesn’t fit the punishment

By LELAND STEIN III

Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett, accused of lying to NCAA and school investigators, will be suspended for the entire season. He supposedly overstated the cost of merchandise that was in a rental car stolen from him and the NCAA blew a gasket because he received benefits because of his football celebrity.
This whole scenario has left me confused like a deer caught in speeding headlights.
I’ve read and read as much information as I can on this subject, but I have not found a smoking gun that’s flat-out affirmative.
Call me blind or dumb, but I really do not see a crime that warrants the type of consequence that’s was doled out on sophomore superstar running back, Clarett.
It seems there have been so many investigations into Clarett’s life that one would think he was running for president of the United States.
Clarett is only a football player, playing a game, but his predicament has turned into...

Posted by: Sean Wilson

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