Ohio State cornerer Shaun Wade announced in a tweet Monday morning that he was pointing himself at the NFL draft, fleeing a season of football postponed in the Big Ten.
Wade the Buckeyes player’s moment in four days to give up a possible season this fall to begin education for the draft, after offensive lineman Wyatt Davis.
“It was an incredibly difficult resolution to take,” Wade said in a video posted on Twitter, “but I know it’s the right resolution for me. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding our season, I have to give up my remaining eligibility and officially claim for the 2021 NFL Draft.
A junior in a red jersey, Wade takes part in the 2020 draft after last season before choosing to return.
His father, Randy, had been among the loudest parents to advocate for the Big Ten to oppose the cancellation of an autumn season and organized an outdoor occasion at the Big Ten convention headquarters in Chicago last month.
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The Council of the Big Ten of Presidents and Chancellors met on Sunday, no vote was held on the fate of the season, according to reports.
The proposed dates ranged from mid-October to January for a restart of the convention after in the past he had planned to start Labor Day weekend.
First, The Big Ten canceled the season on August 11.