A tweet sent on Friday by Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones may have gotten the young man in some hot water, but it is the exposure of the NCAA’s fraudulent “student athlete” concept that is the true story.
“Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL classes are POINTLESS,” Jones tweeted (via the New York Daily News’ Andy Clayton).
Jones, a freshman, is currently third on the Buckeyes depth chart behind sensational sophomore Braxton Miller and Kenny Guiton, but he came into the school highly touted. At 6’5″ and 226 pounds, the Cleveland native has a big-time arm and was ranked the 12th best quarterback in his class, according to Rivals.
Both Jones’ tweet and his Twitter account have been deleted in wake of the fallout. However, while Jones’ words were ill-timed and irresponsible, they show how most high-profile student athletes truly feel.
The NCAA would love to tell you otherwise, but most…
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