freep.com - 4/27/2008
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Lloyd Carr reacted Friday night to a report that indicated he helped Justin Boren get his release from Michigan and complimented Ohio State's program before the offensive lineman transferred earlier this week. The Columbus Dispatch reported in a column Thursday that Carr, according to an unnamed person close to the situation, told Boren that Ohio State is the closest thing to Michigan that he ...
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The Wiz of Odds —
... quarterback Patrick Cowan will miss the 2008 season because of surgery on his left knee. He will have to petition the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility if he hopes to play again. Backup Ben Olson is likely to have surgery on his right foot but is expected to be ready for fall drills. Detroit Free Press: Lloyd Carr on a Columbus Dispatch report that he helped offensive lineman Justin Boren in his transfer to Ohio State: "That's a lie." Mickey Furfari, Charleston Daily Mail: Should ...
Unverified Voracity And Stuff
mgoblog —
... had been the most prominent Ohio high school football player in the Class of 2009 to escape the grasp of Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, but with a phone call over his lunch break today, Fellows changed all that. The Garfield Heights defensive end informed Tressel that he was switching his oral commitment from Illinois to the Buckeyes, delivering a blow to the Illini and bringing OSU's growing class to 12 pledges.Joe Tiller's full of crap. Also full of crap, the Columbus Dispatch, which claimed Lloyd Carr facilitated Justin Boren's ...
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