It appeared last month that Ohio State defensive lineman Tracey Sprinkle was in some very serious trouble with the law, but there’s nothing a good lawyer and some plea-bargaining can’t solve.
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After being dismissed from the team following an arrest on charges that included cocaine possession following a bar brawl that Sprinkle was allegedly involved in, Sprinkle’s days as a Buckeye appeared in serious jeopardy.
Instead, Sprinkle reached a plea agreement late last week and the most serious of his charges dropped, which opened the door for his return to the Buckeyes football team as reported by Cleveland.com.
When head coach Urban Meyer was asked about Sprinkle during the Big Ten Media Days early last week, Meyer stated he wasn’t part of the team.
How Sprinkle went from off to on the team again is part of what Meyer has always done at Ohio State—let the legal process work itself out.
Meyer has always had an open-door policy to players who initially get in serious legal trouble, but see the legal process work out in their favor.
Sprinkle is one such case, as he pleaded no contest to an amended misdemeanor charge of attempted failure to comply with a police order last Thursday. As a result the felony cocaine possession and riot charges were dropped, and it meant Meyer could reinstate him should he chose to.
At least Meyer is being consistent across the board. He did the very same thing with running back Carlos Hyde last season after he faced felony charges, only to see them dropped and his star running back reinstated.