Former Ohio State star running back Maurice Clarett will be trying another type of football, he will be playing Rugby for Tiger Rugby's Columbus affiliate in the rugby developmental program for selecting the team that will represent the U.S. at the 2016 Olympics in Rugby 7's.

Being a (former) High School Rugby player myself, I found this interesting and thought I would share this with the rest of you. It will be interesting to watch him adjust to the change.

Intriguing. Clarett had tons of talent and let most of it go to waste. Sad story. I hope things work out for him.

I remember when a Wide Receiver from the States came out to Australia to try his hand at Rugby League (not precisely the same game, but related and broadly similar to Union) ... he had phenomenal success in the first half playing on the wing ... until the Knights opponents started focusing their attack on him, and it turned out he couldn't defend.

That's a big issue for a converted American Football player, being able to play both offense and defense.