Ray Small Gives Buckeye Fans An Inside View of Going Downhill

What have you done, Ray-Ray

Ray Small came into the Ohio State university with a lot of upside and potential as a recruit hailing from the well known Glenville pipeline of recruits. Players such as Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. led Buckeye fans, and the recruiters at Ohio State, to believe that Small was the next big thing at Ohio State. Soon after, it appeared that Ray-Ray was not going anywhere in the program. After repeatedly getting into trouble with the team rules, he and his father went on a tirade against Tressel saying that he had purposely ruined Small's career. 


When Ray Small was in his senior season, it seemed he was at least a decent asset to our special teams, and occasionally got a play in or two at receiver every game. He had become a contributor. Small spent much of his OSU tenure in Tressel’s doghouse for what he admitted was academic laziness. He also was suspended for two games for a violation of team rules. After being named a captain for the 2009 Michigan game, and telling Buckeye Nation that this was where he was glad to be and wanted to be, his final home game, Small was suspended for the Rose Bowl and did not make the trip with the team.