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His Checkered Past Behind Him, Marcus Baugh Says He's Eager to Contribute as Ohio State's No. 2 Tight End

When Marcus Baugh arrived at Ohio State, there wasn't many who questioned his talent on the football field.

A four-star tight end from Riverside, Calif., Baugh committed to the Buckeyes early in the recruiting process, before finally signing his Letter of Intent as a member of Urban Meyer's 2013 recruiting class.

Then, immaturity, laziness and ultimately trouble hit.

Baugh has a pair of run-ins with the law in his first year at Ohio State, then was indefinitely suspended for a third — for underage consumption of alcohol.

The screw ups yielded a redshirt season for Baugh, who then sat behind upperclassmen Jeff Heuerman and Nick Vannett during Ohio State's run through the inaugural College Football Playoff last season.