Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett runs past Michigan defensive back Jeremy LeSueur during the Buckeyes’ 14-9 win in 2002. Clarett, a freshman at the time, rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown against the Wolverines. That season included All-America honors for Clarett and a national championship for Ohio State, but the downfall he experienced a few years later included serving time in prison.There are former college football stars making names for themselves across the country this time of year at NFL training camps.
It’s the rite of passage. High school superstar becomes college star becomes NFL player. The effort and the talent plus the sacrifice turning into millions on the highest level.
So it’s not totally surprising that Maurice Clarett was making news this week at camp.
How the former All-American running back from Ohio State was making news, however, may surprise you.
Clarett stood in front of the Florida State Seminoles on Wednesday, detailing the extreme highs and lows of his life journey. That trek reached the pinnacle of college football in 2002 and hit rock bottom during a four-year prison term for aggravated robbery.