COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State offensive tackle Thayer Munford raised his NFL Draft stock with an impressive senior year. However, with the option of staying for another year due to an NCAA rule change, the left tackle decided he had more immediate priorities. Citing a promise to his mother to finish his degree, Munford announced Saturday morning he will return to the Buckeyes for the 2021 season. “For four years I have been so close to lift up that trophy, but came up so short,” Munford wrote in a Twitter post, about falling short of the national championship. “We have to look into the future. “With that said I am coming back for another year to achieve my goal and getting my degree that I have promise my family and myself that I will get … before I leave.” The NCAA announced last fall that all 2020 fall athletes would…
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