I am not defending Clarret at all. I'm quite happy that they didn't have him back on the team after his freshman year, despite what he accomplished on the field. I just don't think it's right for him to always be linked as the "ex-Buckeye" when he is 3 years removed from the school. He was drafted in NFL last year - why isn't he referred to as "ex-Denver Bronco Maurice Clarret?" In a few more months, he'll just be known by his prison number.

And I don't see the correlation with Ricky Williams & Clarett. Ricky kept his nose clean in college (no pun intended). He's had his run-ins with the law and drugs during his time in the NFL.