Josh Proctor is returning to Ohio State for a sixth year.
The Buckeye safety will use the additional year of eligibility provided by the NCAA to all college athletes in 2020 to play another season for Ohio State, safeties coach Perry Eliano told the Columbus Dispatch on Friday.
“Super excited about Josh returning!” Eliano told the Dispatch in a text message. “He’s a great teammate, phenomenal athlete, and there are TEAM and individual goals that he wants to accomplish with his brothers!”
Proctor told Eleven Warriors prior to the Peach Bowl that he felt like he would have been ready to play in the NFL if he had chosen to enter the 2023 NFL draft, but said he would make a decision following the season after talking things over with his family.