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Young absence huge for Ohio State (1: 50)
Get Up reacts to the news of Ohio State DE Chase Young being held out against Maryland, saying this is a huge loss for the Buckeyes. (1: 50)
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Mark SchlabachESPN Senior Writer
- Senior college football writer
- Author of seven books on college football
- Graduate of the University of Georgia
Ohio State Buckeyesdefensive end (Chase Young) , aHeisman Trophycontender who has been the most dominant defensive player in the FBS this season, is being held out because of a potential undisclosed violation of NCAA rules, the university announced Friday.
Young, a junior from Hyattsville, Maryland, will not play for the No. 1 Buckeyes in Saturday’s game againstMaryland“due to a possible NCAA issue from 2018 that the Department of Athletics is looking into, “the school said in a release.
Young leads the FBS with 13 ½ sacks and is tied for second with 15 ½ tackles for loss.
He had tied Ohio State’s single-game records for sacks (four) and tackles for loss (five) in the Buckeyes’ last game, a38 – 7 winover Wisconsin on Oct. 26. He needs a half-sack to tieVernon Gholston‘s single-season team record set in 2007 .
“Having a player like Chase play the way he has clearly changes the game and makes everybody on that defense better because you have to account for him on every play, “Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said after the Wisconsin win. “But that’s only good if he plays that way, and he is.”
(Young, at 6-foot-5 and 265 pounds, is considered the potential No. 1 pick in next spring’s NFL draft if he decides to forgo his final season of eligibility with the Buckeyes. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Young as the No. 1 player available for the 2020 NFL draft on his latestBig Board.
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