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November 10, 2004|Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett accused
coach Jim Tressel, his staff, and school boosters of arranging for him to
get passing grades, cars, bogus summer jobs, and thousands of dollars in
cash. The school denied the claims yesterday.
Most of Clarett's charges, made in an interview with ESPN The Magazine, were
addressed as part of an NCAA probe that found the running back lied to
investigators, leading to his suspension.
Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger was not surprised by the
accusations, saying Clarett had vowed to try to hurt the program.
"In moments of frustration during the investigation, he might say something
like, `I can blow this whole program up,' or something like that, and so we
would then say, `OK, blow it up. Tell us what you know,' " Geiger said.
After being suspended by Ohio State and the NCAA for the 2003 season,
Clarett went to court to challenge the NFL's rule preventing players from
entering the draft less than three years after graduating high school. He
won an initial federal court ruling but lost several appeals and was kept
out of the draft.
"I have had a chance to read the article, and the allegations as they were
mentioned are, simply, untrue. Period," Tressel said. According to the
magazine, Clarett said Tressel set him up with a loaner car.
Geiger said Tressel did try to help Clarett buy a car through the dealership
that leases cars to several Ohio State coaches and administrators. But
Clarett and his mother did not meet with the dealer to make arrangements to
buy the car, and representatives of the dealership came to Columbus several
days later to repossess it.
Geiger said Tressel's actions did not break NCAA rules, adding that the
coach put other players in touch with the dealership, too.
Clarett also said members of Tressel's staff introduced him to boosters who
slipped him thousands of dollars in cash -- the better he played, the more
he would receive.
"When you'd leave, [the booster] sets you straight," Clarett told the
magazine. "They say, `You got any money in your pocket?' They make sure your
money's straight."
Clarett said Tressel's brother Dick, a member of Ohio State's coaching staff
, arranged to get Clarett a job working for a landscaper. Clarett said he
was paid even though he did not show up for work. The player also alleged
that the football staff arranged for an academic adviser who set him up with
professors who would pass him even if he skipped class. | H*****r
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: poor Clarett was telling the truth...
: November 10, 2004|Associated Press
: COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett accused
: coach Jim Tressel, his staff, and school boosters of arranging for him to
: get passing grades, cars, bogus summer jobs, and thousands of dollars in
: cash. The school denied the claims yesterday.
: Most of Clarett's charges, made in an interview with ESPN The Magazine, were
: addressed as part of an NCAA probe that found the running back lied to
: investigators, leading to his suspension.
: Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger was not surprised by the
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