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Article: Ohio State's Bruce Says Carter Should Return
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 31, 1987
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Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce said a two- or three-game
suspension might be an appropriate penalty for wide receiver Cris
Carter.
"You know that when that team runs out there {in Ohio State's
season opener} Sept. 12 against West Virginia, it is really going to
hurt him that he's not a part of it," Bruce said. "To have to sit and
watch, you don't think that's a penalty? One, two, three games . . .
that's a hell of a penalty."
Bruce said the NCAA's decision to reinstate the eligibility of
former Pittsburgh defensive back Teryl Austin changed his thinking
about Carter's situation.
"I don't think everything is the same as it was 60 days ago,"
Bruce said. "When we made that decision ...