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发帖数: 764 | 1 Terrelle Pryor isn't quitting Ohio State, his guardian wants to make that
clear.
Willie Burns, Pryor's godfather and the legal guardian he lived with while
in high school, said Pryor has no intention of applying for the NFL
supplemental draft despite his senior season being abbreviated because of an
NCAA suspension. Pryor is also the subject of an NCAA and Ohio State
investigation regarding his various automobiles and other benefits he may
have received. If either party finds him guilty of more infractions, he
could miss more games or lose the season altogether.
But Burns said his godson isn't worried about all that right now.
"I think he will stay in school," Burns said. "He likes football. Only time
will tell. He could change his mind in a minute.
"But he if he does leave, somebody done pressured his butt -- bad."
Burns said he had spoken to Pryor in the past couple days and that he's
dealing with the NCAA investigators hanging around Columbus and media
reports coming out nearly every day about his cars and his suspended license
, which has now been reinstated. But Burns said he tries to not pressure
Pryor into talking about that stuff.
"I asked him how he was doing and how is he coming along," said Burns, 63. "
He says he's just trying to get all this out of his head and get on with his
business. I don't like to bring up the sports to him. He's got enough
people asking him questions. If he wants to talk about it, then I'm open-
hearted to him."
But Burns also didn't think all the blame should be placed on Pryor even
though he's become the central figure since coach Jim Tressel resigned on
Monday. But again, he tries not to bother his godson with those questions
and tries to be a respite from the attention.
"I hate to see Tressel go. He's a good man and a good coach," he said. "The
way I heard it, this has been going on for a while at Ohio State with this
tattoo guy.
"It's just bad that Terrelle went over there and got involved. I know he
likes tattoos and all this. I don't know what's all behind it. We haven't
talked about any of that." |
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