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When the day comes that Maurice Clarett can be released from prison 3½ years from now, the former Ohio State football star's life story will hardly have been told in full. If his lockup ends on the earliest possible date, Clarett, who struck an unexpected plea deal Monday for robbery and concealed weapons charges, will be all of 26 years old. His 8-week-old daughter, who was present for his sentencing, will not yet have turned 4. "I'd like to apologize for my behavior, and I accept the time that was given to me," Clarett said Monday."It's in a range that...

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When Values Collide: Clarett Got Unusual Aid in Ohio State Class By MIKE FREEMAN COLUMBUS, Ohio — While only a freshman, Maurice Clarett emerged as a star tailback last fall and helped lead Ohio State to an undefeated season and the national championship. But Clarett's work in the classroom was not as assured as his moves on the football field, and he received some unusual assistance to pass one of his courses. Clarett walked out of a midterm exam last fall in an introductory course in African-American and African studies without completing the exam. He never retook the midterm and...