Marcus Baugh
Ohio State tight end Marcus Baugh said he'll back with the Buckeyes for a fifth season in 2017.
(Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Marcus Baugh's "announcement" that he's returning to Ohio State for a fifth season was so low key that it makes you question whether or not he should have been on NFL watch in the first place.
Baugh and cornerback Marshon Lattimore were seemingly the two remaining Buckeyes who had a decision to either pursue the NFL or come back to Ohio State. We're still waiting on Lattimore. Baugh made his decision officially official on Tuesday.
Responding to a comment on Twitter about people waiting on his decision, Baugh wrote simply:
"Lol I'm staying."
OK then.
Baugh caught 24 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns in 2016, his first as Ohio State's No. 1 tight end. He and running back/receiver Curtis Samuel seemed to emerge as quarterback J.T. Barrett's favorite passing targets over the course of the season.
He joins Barrett and offensive lineman Billy Price as players who are assumed fifth-year starters on Ohio State's offense.