According to Clarett was arraigned on the latest charges on August 10, 2006 in Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus.
Shortly thereafter, though, Clarett was suspended from college football and began a downward spiral that ended with a prison term.
Much like Clarett's journey, the film concludes on a more positive note revealing Clarett's subsequent new found perspective and sense of self and a rekindled relationship with Tressel who also was spit out from his high perch at Ohio State via a NCAA scandal. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Youngstown Boys sets a new ratings record given the time slot and the sheer size of the Buckeye fan-base.
Essentially, Ohio State was on the ropes (many times against very average opponents) in the majority of games in which Clarett didn't play. It just happens that both Maurice Clarett and Jim Tressel came from Youngstown, Ohio. I have the fire in my eyes"During the 3 1/2 years in prison, Clarett shifted his attention to develop his mind by reading psychology books and as much business-related literature as he could, and managed to turn his life around. Style wise, Youngstown Boys is pretty impressive with a good mix of interviews, news footage, music, game highlights. Clarett signed this deal against the advice of his former agents, Steve Feldman and However, after further disappointments and incidents with his coaches and never playing a preseason game, Clarett was released on waivers on August 28, 2005, only a month after signing a contract and before playing a down in the NFL. He also played professionally for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.During his freshman year at Ohio State University in 2002, he helped lead the Buckeyes to a national championship. Although just outside the top ten, Youngstown Boys is the best effort from the fall 2013 batch and one that is a lot more ambitious in terms of themes and subject matter than a lot of the other recent 30 for 30 films. Fast forward about 4 years later when I was interviewing for my first job out of college (2000 miles away from Columbus at a software company), where three out of the four people that interviewed me poked fun of the fact that I was an OSU grad and Clarett had within the last 24 hours been arrested for a litany of charges that would lead to several years in prison. Youngstown Boys is a lot heavier and morose in tone than I was expecting and a broad audience might be accepting of. Recovering Silicon Valley startup guy. While half of this fall's crop fit into the 1 hour window with the rest fitting into a 90 minute slot, Youngstown Boys will air in a full 2 hour window on Saturday so word to the wise – strap in, snack up, get a fire going going, and perhaps an adult beverage if inclined. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Another winning episode in ESPN's "30 for 30" series. He was on a poster on my wall 4 years earlier and now I hated that he was the ice breaking comment tied to my education during an interview process. Youngstown …
As much as I and other Buckeye fans tried to forget, the whole thing fell apart rather quickly. He was seen yelling at his position coach during the Northwestern–Ohio State game in the 2002 season. While most viewers will not take issue there, personally I thought it was somewhat of an odd choice that the filmmakers didn't highlight the fact that most of the peril Ohio State faced that season occurred with Clarett injured.
Everything. Clarett's time at Ohio State University was marked by several troubling incidents. Other films like Survive and Advance and Free Spirits somewhat struggled to tie in multiple interesting narratives into a cohesive story without the film being somewhat disjointed. "AwfulAnnouncing.com is a Sports fan web site and is in no way affiliated with any media organization, any professional sports league, team, organization, or its Properties.