Ohio State Bars Star Back From Practice

Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett will be held out of preseason football practice until questions regarding his eligibility are settled, the school said late Wednesday night.

“Clarett will not participate in preseason football camp until, and unless, all issues related to his eligibility regarding his amateur status have been resolved,” athletic director Andy Geiger and coach Jim Tressel said in a release.

The school’s release also included an apology from Clarett in connection with events related to the theft of a car from the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility on April 17, and a statement from Clarett’s attorney, Scott Schiff, saying that the car was a borrowed vehicle and that Clarett exaggerated the value of some items reported stolen from it.