Clarett admits to DUI

Associated Press

MOUNT GILEAD

Former Ohio State star running back Maurice Clarett has admitted driving under the influence.

He pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors and received a suspended 60-day jail sentence Monday.

Court records show all but three days were suspended. Clarett must serve two years of probation and undergo a driver intervention program. His driver’s license was suspended for 180 days. Clarett’s attorney didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.

Clarett — a Youngstown native — was traveling on Interstate 71 in Morrow County on Jan 3 when a fellow motorist reported him driving erratically.

Clarett was released from probation last February after a 2006 conviction on robbery and gun charges.

He rushed for a team freshman record 1,237 yards and scored 18 touchdowns to help OSU to a 14-0 record and the 2002 BCS Championship.

Clarett began his high school career at Austintown Fitch as a freshman before transferring to Warren Harding for his final three prep seasons.

Clarett was Ohio’s Mr. Football and USA Today’s National Offensive Player of the Year as a senior with the Raiders and once rushed for 406 yards in a Division I playoff victory over Lakewood St. Edward.