B1G and tOSU: Academics Over All

Are you weary of academic superiority posturing by Big Ten fans and officials? Next time you have the opportunity to confront a B1GOT on your favorite message board, remind them that in addition to Tattoogate there is the depressing story of Maurice Clarett. "I took golf, fishing, and softball as classes," Clarett says. "Away from class, anything you can think of I did in my 13 months at Ohio State." Drugs and women were two of the things. Cars were another—he owned three of them at a time, including a brand-new Cadillac and Lexus. "I was living the NFL life in college," he says. "I got paid more in college than I do now in the UFL." [Deadspin]