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Marcus Green, football (2002-05)
On his reasons for returning to Ohio State

?I was trying to get my degree for a couple of years because the fact that I never finished was hanging over my head. Plus, my mother ? she was definitely an influence on me. Both my parents have master?s degrees.

Getting a degree was always important to me and when I wasn?t able to finish up before leaving for the NFL it was a tragic situation for me. I always wanted to come back and finish up.

I was here five years as a student-athlete because I redshirted my freshman season so when I left, I only had four hours to complete so that?s what I?m here to do.

For two years, coaches in the football program were calling me during the offseason encouraging me to come back and finish up school. I knew in the back of my mind I was going to come back because I knew I couldn?t play football forever.

I?ll be finishing with a degree in consumer affairs and there is a wide array of careers I would like to get into like real estate and maybe even open a restaurant, like my boy here (pointing and smiling at Wiley).?

Green last played for the NFL?s Seattle Seahawks. He was with the team in 2006, when Seattle played Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XV.

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