COLUMBUS, Ohio — Haskell Garrett’s 2020 season began with a flash of fear and violence. It ended with second team All-American honors and the very real potential that the Ohio State defensive tackle transformed from relative unknown to NFL Draft pick overnight. Yet it is possible we still have not seen the very best of Garrett, considering the circumstances that affected and delayed his preseason preparation. This is the most intriguing part of his Tuesday decision to return to the Buckeyes in 2021. Given a conventional year to work, condition and develop — and avoiding the sort of incident that nearly ended his life let alone his career — what can Garrett do for an encore? Garrett entered last season as someone whose greatest contributions had come as a rotational player behind a trio of fifth-year senior tackles in 2019. • Ohio State football’s Haskell Garrett returns: ‘The kid was shot…
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