COLUMBUS, Ohio – Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett is getting set to try rugby.
According to the “Columbus Dispatch,” Clarett will play for the Columbus affiliate of Tiger Rugby, the developmental program used to select the U.S. team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The Ohio Rugby Sevens Invitational takes place May 25th.
Clarett helped the Buckeyes win a football national championship in 2002 in his lone season before a scandal for improper benefits.