Marvin Harrison Jr. 'undecided,' considering return to Ohio State - ESPN

Ohio State junior wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., No. 2 on Mel Kiper, Jr.'s Big Board ahead of the 2024 NFL draft, is contemplating a potential return to Columbus for his senior season.

«I'm still undecided,» Harrison told reporters on Thursday, ahead of Saturday's Heisman Trophy presentation in New York City, where he's one of four finalists alongside Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr., LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix. «You guys know, coming into this year, I wanted to beat 'The Team Up North' (Michigan) and win a Big Ten championship. And obviously I didn't do that this year.

»So I think that's a great motive to come back, if that's what I decide to do, because that's something I definitely wanted to do in my Ohio State career. Not being able to have done that yet definitely opens the door for me to come back."

Harrison, one of three 2023 Biletnikoff Award finalists along with LSU's Malik Nabers and Washington's Rome Odunze, has had a strong junior season.

On the way to becoming the first Buckeyes receiver to record consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons (1,263 in 2022 and 1,211 in 2023), he has at least one touchdown reception in eight straight games heading into the seventh-ranked Buckeyes' Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic matchup against ninth-ranked Missouri on Dec. 29.

His high school teammate at St. Joseph's Prep outside of Philadelphia, quarterback Kyle McCord, entered the transfer portal Monday after guiding the Buckeyes to a 11-1 record and becoming the seventh quarterback in program history to throw for at least 3,000 yards.

«I wish [McCord] nothing but the best,» Harrison said. «It's been great having him for these past three years in college and three years in high