Maurice Clarett is facing stiff competition for a job as running back for the Denver Broncos. Former Badger Ron Dayne, Mike Anderson and Tatum Bell are also competing for positions in the Mile High running back factory Mike Shanahan has built.
Meanwhile, The NCAA has found just one infraction by the Ohio State football program, and it involved a quarterback, not Maurice Clarett. It appears the quarterback took $500.00 cash from a booster.
So, all's well that ends well. Except we still have not answered the question: why should "student" athletes toil for next to nothing to bring in millions of dollars for universities across the country? Shouldn't they receive some sort of compensation? And where are the "civil rights" leaders and why aren't they fighting for these young (mostly minority) men and women who get to wear the sports paraphenalia marketing symbols but don't get to profit from them?
As for quarterback Troy Smith taking $500 in cash from booster Robert Q. Baker, what was he thinking? The women's basketball team got free dental care from a booster. $500 is hardly worth pocketing.
Heck $500 is barely enough to buy the shoes your coach probably makes you wear so he can make money from the endorsement deal.
