Columbus, Ohio Marvin Harrison Jr., a former wide receiver at Ohio State, has made the decision not to take part in the NFL Draft in any capacity.
The two-time All-American chose not to work out or even speak with the media when he showed up at the NFL combine in Indianapolis last month in order to meet with a few organizations. He applied the same strategy to the Buckeyes’ pro day, choosing to watch his old teammates train from the sidelines.
Harrison has chosen to remain in Columbus and carry on with his regimen in order to get ready for the next level. He has remained silent throughout the process. In an interview with ESPN’s Matt Miller, he and his Hall of Fame father did, however, finally break their silence and explain why they chose this particular strategy for the selection.
“It’s been a really peaceful process,” stated Marvin Harrison, Sr. “One thing we thought about right from the start was how we were going to get ready for the 2024 NFL season. “Listen, we can put ourselves in the realm of an NFL player now and prepare for the future, or you can get ready to do things that everyone else is doing,” I said to Jr. as I sat down to meet with him.
“We said that it’s difficult to maintain, be strong, and have a fantastic rookie season when you’re a rookie entering this league after playing college football for three or four years,” I told him. I told you that if we simply take it easy, like all the other players and NFL receivers are doing in January and February, it will benefit you in the long run.
Perhaps the first non-quarterback selected in the draft, the Harrison family has decided that their son should rest above all else. In an effort to have him as prepared as possible for his rookie season, they have altered their focus from having him spend months training for a day’s worth of activities for assessment purposes to placing him on the same schedule as any other NFL player at this stage of the season. Whatever the location of that is,.
He still has the same work ethic that made him a Heisman Trophy finalist and allowed him to record 155 career catches for 2,613 yards and 31 touchdowns. All it’s doing is redirecting it toward autumnal events rather than springtime ones.
Harrison Jr. stated, “I’ve been in Columbus working out with my same trainers that I’ve had throughout my college career.” Simply growing stronger, quicker, and, like my father mentioned, taking plenty of breaks. Still, it’s been a really enjoyable experience.
The greatest in Ohio
The basketball team at Ohio State may now boast that it was able to retain its finest players locally.
The Mr. Ohio Basketball winner is a signed player for the Buckeyes for the eleventh time since the award’s inception in 1989. This time, it’s Colin White, who averaged 24.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.6 steals per game for Ottawa-Glandorf High School, a team that finished 24-3. White guided Ottawa-Glandorf High School to a fourth consecutive state final four trip in Division III.
When the Titans play Harvest Prep on Friday, he will become the first player in Ohio high school basketball history to start in four consecutive championship fours, along with LeBron James.
White, the nation’s No. 184 player and No. 42 small forward, is a part of OSU’s two-man 2025 recruiting class, the first under new head coach Jake Diebler. Juni Mobley, the No. 5 point guard and No. 49 player in the country, joins him.