Ray Small does the
Talking after Making the Plays
After a fantastic game against Ohio
University where the junior receiver
returned a punt 69 yards to put the Buckeyes over the top, he spoke with
reporters about why USC wasn’t for him and why Carson Palmer would talk
negatively about Ohio
State fans.
By Steve Patterson
Ohio University Game
Ray Small has really come on this
year as a big time receiver. He is playing the best out of the three starting
receivers for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Against Ohio University
he made the play that put the Bobcats away in the fourth quarter and also had
five catches for 27 yards, the most catches by a receiver. But after the game
he might have said too much about the team’s upcoming game against the USC
Trojans.
He visited Southern California with
current teammate Rob Rose as a recruit before committing to Ohio State
in February of 2006. He went into a comparative analysis of the two teams in
the lockeroom in front of reporters instead of doing his class work in class, which
he has had a little problem making on time.
USC Smack Talk
“As I took my visit to USC, I'm
like, 'How are they successful? They're not even serious about the game,'”
Small said in the lockeroom. “Before the game, they're all going crazy. Me and
Rob Rose were on the visit and I'm looking like, 'Wow.' And then the coach
said, 'You better get out of here. It's about to get hectic.'”
When everyone is looking for
material to post to motivate their teams, Smalls words have been used and
distributed across USC message boards for such a purpose. The quote is not too
damning but it is enough to rattle the fans a little it appears.
Carson Palmer has No
Class
Additional
comments made by Small began with how former USC quarterback Carson Palmer said
some things that an Ohio
State player would not
say. “It's more of a class thing,” He said. “We took what Carson Palmer said. I
don't think somebody from Ohio
State would have ever
said that remark.”
Then Small made a general statement
about the values USC players share. “Here at Ohio State,
they teach you to be a better man," Small went on to say. “There, it's
just all about football.”