Tressel pleased Clarett has returned to school

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel made it clear that he has been, and will continue to be, one of Maurice Clarett’s biggest supporters.

Clarett started taking classes Monday at OSU, the scene of so many of the former running back’s triumphs and troubles.

Tressel has kept in touch with Clarett over the years, through his arrest and eventual time in prison for robbery and weapons charges. He was released in April and now is living in a step-down correctional facility in Columbus.

Read the story in Wednesday’s Vindicator