ESPN’s Tom Friend is reporting that Maurice Clarett called him Tuesday night at about 11 pm to “thank him” for running January’s ESPN story on Clarett’s drinking problem and its effect on his career in the wake of the January robbery charges — and notes that the phone call came about two hours before Clarett’s latest arrest. Friend goes into a LOT more detail, though — an incredibly interesting read (and Clarett claims he called Tressel right before that!)

Via weColumbus.