Ohio State's Wyatt Davis wants to play after opting out

Wyatt Davis took to Twitter to declare his desire to play for OSU this season. Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports

Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis wants to return to Buckeyes after opting out

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 16, 2020 7:10 PM ET

On the same day that Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade told ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that he's not sure if he'll opt back in for a 2020 fall Big Ten football season, teammate and Buckeyes guard Wyatt Davis took to Twitter to declare his desire to play for OSU.

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— Wyatt Davis (@wyattdavis53) September 16, 2020

Both Wade and Davis opted out at a time when Big Ten programs were idle due to the conference's Aug. 11 announcement to postpone football and other fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier on Wednesday, the Big Ten officially reversed that decision and set Oct. 23-24 as the league's opening weekend for football.

As Harry Lyles Jr. and Tom VanHaaren of ESPN explained, it's unknown if Davis signed an agreement with an agent after he opted out. The NCAA does offer a student-athlete reinstatement process for players who experience changes of heart.

Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso, and Josh Edwards of CBS Sports have Davis and Wade both listed as first-round picks in their updated 2021 NFL mock drafts. As of Sept. 16, Walter Football projected that Davis will be a late first-round selection.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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