COLUMBUS, Ohio — First Ohio State got back its football season. Now it’s getting back two of its best players.
Junior cornerback Shaun Wade announced Thursday evening on ESPN that he intends to opt back in for the 2020 season and help the Buckeyes chase a national title. That news comes on the heels of guard Wyatt Davis’ announcement Wednesday that he’ll do the same.
The Big Ten reversed course this week when it revealed plans to play a nine-game fall schedule beginning Oct. 23. Now it appears as though the league’s best team will enter preparations for this most unusual season fully intact.
Davis and Wade opted out before the Big Ten announced its return, citing uncertainty in the weeks that followed the league’s initial decision to postpone the season. While reports had suggested for a week or so that conference presidents might reconsider the decision, neither player could trust that would be the case and chose to…
