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Ryan Day Makes Pitch for Players to Stay at Ohio State Rather Than Leave for NFL Draft, Transfer

Ryan Day’s press conference on Wednesday turned into a recruiting pitch – not only for potential future Ohio State players, but also for the current members of his team.

With Tuesday’s decision by the Big Ten to postpone its fall sports season and attempt to play football during the spring semester, one of the biggest questions Ohio State is now facing is whether its top players will stick around to play in a potential winter or spring season. Established stars like Justin Fields and Shaun Wade could leave Ohio State right now and already be early picks in the 2021 NFL draft, while it’s also possible players could explore transferring to ACC, SEC or Big 12 schools if those conferences proceed forward with playing this fall.