Ohio State All-American Samuel Declares For NFL Draft

By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Ohio State All-American Curtis Samuel is giving up his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. Samuel posted a goodbye message on Twitter on Monday. “The passion of Buckeye Nation has made my experience at The Ohio State University unforgettable,” Samuel wrote. “I have been honored to have amazing and incredibly talented teammates who are my friends for life.” Samuel’s high school coach, Danny Landberg of Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, New York , told The Associated Press that Samuel was going back and forth on whether to return for his senior season, but decided this weekend to leave. Landberg said Samuel received a second-round grade from the NFL’s college advisory committee. “I wish he had stayed and gotten his degree and been a Heisman Trophy candidate next season, but every time I came up with a good reason to stay he…

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