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Maurice Clarett released from prison and back at Ohio State

Maurice Clarett, the former Ohio State football star, has been released from prison and is back at school. Maurice Clarett served 3 1/2 years in prison.

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Maurice Clarett is back at Ohio State after serving 3 1/2 years in prison.
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| Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State University says former football star Maurice Clarett has been granted re-entry to pursue his degree after he spent more than three years in prison.

Ohio State spokesman Jim Lynch says in a statement that Clarett started classes on Monday after he was readmitted by the College of Education and Human Ecology, where he was originally enrolled.

Clarett says in a statement that it is a "surreal feeling to be back at Ohio State" and that he doesn't want to be a "distraction or nuisance" to the football team or other students.

Clarett led the Buckeyes to the 2002 national championship in his only college season. He pleaded guilty in 2006 to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon, and served 3 1/2 years in a Toledo prison, where he took college-credit courses.

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