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Dec. 7—COLUMBUS — Marvin Harrison Jr. said Thursday he has not decided yet if he will enter the 2024 NFL Draft.
Although most outsiders expect the Ohio State star to do so because he would hear his name called early in the first round, the junior said he is still considering a return to college football for a fourth season after failing to get a win over Michigan or a Big Ten championship ring since arriving in Columbus.
“You guys know coming into his year I wanted to beat ‘The Team Up North’ and win a Big Ten championship, and obviously I did not do that this year,” said Harrison, who is part of the first Ohio State recruiting class to be 0-3 against Michigan since the group that entered college in 1995 and got their first win in ’98.
“So I think that’s a great motive to come back if that’s what I decide to do. That is something I definitely wanted to do in my Ohio State career, and not being able to do that yet definitely opens the door for me to come back, but I haven’t decided. Really just taking it day to day at this point.”
The son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison said finances would not be a consideration in his decision, and he is also undecided about suiting up for the Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri on Dec. 29.
He does plan to travel to Dallas with his teammates, though.
“I’ll be there,” Harrison said. “I don’t know if I’m playing, but I’ll be there.”
The younger Harrison was a four-star prospect coming out of Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Prep three years ago.
He was the 14th-ranked receiver in his class but has far outperformed those expectations already.
A finalist for the Heisman Trophy (nation’s most outstanding player) and the Biletnikoff Award (best receiver), Harrison has already been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and receiver of the year after catching 14…
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Author : Dayton Daily News, Ohio
Publish date : 2023-12-08 02:11:00
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