Ohio State right tackle Dawand Jones waited until the last day for eligible underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft before settling on a stay-or-go decision. But while it took him until Jan. 17 before announcing he would remain at Ohio State for his senior season, there was little suspense involved. Jones said Thursday that he never leaned toward leaving. “It was an option out there,” Jones said. “That’s how I’d put it. I’d rather come back, do whatever for the team and make myself better.” The feedback he received from the league’s college advisory committee never made early entry into this spring’s draft enough of a serious consideration. Ohio State football: How Indiana high school basketball star Dawand Jones became Buckeyes’ right tackle Ohio State offense: Ohio State DC Jim Knowles likens C.J. Stroud to Eli Manning in diagnosing defenses TreVeyon Henderson: After big freshman season, Ohio State’s TreVeyon…
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