COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State recruited Paris Johnson Jr. to take over at left tackle when Thayer Munford moved on after the 2020 season. For a while it seemed that timeline might still be in place. Munford accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl after breaking out to become an All-Big Ten Conference tackle and improve his NFL Draft stock. Had he played in that exhibition, his Ohio State career would be over. Then the Cincinnati native reconsidered. Years earlier he promised his mother, MeLisa, he would finish his degree. He is on pace to finish that in August. He wants to eventually become a coach and athletic director, pursuing the same life-changing influence others once had on him. So how did Munford break the news to Johnson that he would return for 2021 — a move that likely leaves the former top-10 national prospect playing inside at guard this…
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