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Duron Carter leaves Ohio State for junior college

meisel.14@osu.edu

Published: Sunday, June 20, 2010

Updated: Monday, June 21, 2010 14:06

Duron Carter

Zach Tuggle / The Lantern

Duron Carter fights for yardage after hauling in a reception.

Wide receiver Duron Carter, son of Ohio State legend Cris Carter, has left OSU and enrolled at a community college in Kansas, coach Jim Tressel confirmed Monday in a statement released by the OSU athletic department.

Carter caught 13 passes for 179 yards and one touchdown in his freshman season, but was ruled academically ineligible for the Rose Bowl. He also sat out all of spring practices because of academic issues.

BuckeyeSports.com first reported Carter's withdrawal from OSU. According to the report, Carter enrolled at Coffeyville Community College. Division I athletes can transfer to a non-Division I school without losing a year of eligibility. An athlete transferring to another Division I school must sit out a year.

Carter would still have three years of eligibility remaining should he transfer to another Division I school or back to OSU after a year at Coffeyville.

Carter posted a message on his Twitter account Monday morning, saying: "yes, the rumors are true."

He posted Monday afternoon that he would ideally return to OSU after getting his academics back on track, saying: "yes i would love to go back to OSU! im a buckeye all the way!"

Tressel also announced that defensive lineman Keith Wells will not be a part of the team in 2010. Wells saw limited action as a freshman in 2008, then redshirted last season.

 

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6 comments

Anonymous
Sun Apr 3 2011 13:58
What did I just read "I want to win champs that's why I chose AL!" Sadly he said nothing about a GREAT edu.....too busy trying to get PAID in the NFL. Well all my friends with a ton of student loan debt have NO sympathy for egomaniac FB/BB aths!!!!
BrandonIsAnIdiot
Tue Nov 16 2010 12:26
@Brandon this is Chris Carter's son he grew up in the best communities & attended the best schools. if anything he's another rich kid thinking he's entitled to everything & doesn't have to work for it. stop stereotyping people because of their color moron.
Brandon
Fri Jun 25 2010 22:00
He will probably end up shooting up a nightclub.
Jeff
Mon Jun 21 2010 22:42
"im a buckeye all the way!"

I wonder if he wrote his term papers that way.
Oh yeah, I forgot, OSU football players don't write their own papers.

Anonymous
Mon Jun 21 2010 16:15
I'm glad he made the Adult decision here, if he wants to take the time away and try to get his Academics in order I would be glad to take him back in a year or so. For every one good student-athlete there is one that squanders a chance of a lifetime, I'm happy to see that at least he's trying to make the most out of his chance.
Anonymous
Mon Jun 21 2010 12:29
Interesting...






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