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Clarett Returns



COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former football star Maurice Clarett says it is "surreal" to be back on the Ohio State campus.

After more than three years in prison, Clarett started taking classes Monday after being granted re-entry to pursue his degree, according to university spokesman Jim Lynch.

“This is a surreal feeling to be back at Ohio State in such a supportive environment. I have looked forward to being back in school and I’m doing my best to fit in with other students. I don’t want to be a distraction or nuisance to the football team or to students on campus,” Clarett said in a statement released by the university.

Lynch says Clarett was readmitted following a review by the College of Education and Human Ecology, where he was originally enrolled.

Clarett led the Buckeyes to the 2002 national championship in his only college season.

He pleaded guilty in 2006 to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon, and served 3 1/2 years in a Toledo prison, where he took college-credit courses.


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