COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day is clearly biased about whether the NFL Draft-eligible Buckeyes who opted to return to school for 2021 made a smart decision. The return of Chris Olave, Jeremy Ruckert, Thayer Munford, Haskell Garrett and others will help provide the foundation with which the Buckeyes make a run at a third consecutive playoff appearance. Yet Day also has the experience of having been a position coach in the NFL. He knows the expectation to produce right away intensifies, especially for players selected higher up in the draft. As he sees it, some players make the correct decision by passing up a possible payday for a better chance of sticking in the league long-term. “It just goes to show their maturity,” Day said. “They not only they love their teammates and love Ohio State — because they still have unfinished business here at Ohio State…
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