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For Fragel, To Tweet or Not to Tweet?
Grosse Pointe South graduate is at the center of a social media controversy involving the Ohio State football team.
Can Reid Fragel continue to use his Twitter account?
Believe it or not, that’s a burning question facing Fragel and the rest of his Ohio State teammates now that Urban Meyer has taken over as football coach for the Buckeyes.
Fragel, a graduate of , tweeted on Jan. 3 that according to new staff rules, Ohio State football players could no longer use Twitter.
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The Lantern, the Ohio State student newspaper, said that Fragel’s tweet came after Meyer held a meeting with the team.
But later in the day, Fragel contradicted his earlier message with this tweet from his @Fragel88 account: “Just now finding out the whole twitter thing wasn't exactly true. #hearsay”
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Fragel has continued to use his Twitter account, sending eight tweets since then.
Fragel’s tweets have drawn attention from the national media, including a mention on the Jim Rome Show, which is broadcast locally on WDFN-AM (1130).
What do you think? Should Fragel be allowed to use his Twitter account?
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