Chase Young returned to the field for Ohio State on Saturday in the Buckeyes’ 28-17 home win over Penn State, and he made quite the statement as he helped his team clinch the Big Ten East.
Young served a two-game suspension for violating the NCAA’s arbitrary rules regarding a small loan he received (and paid back) reportedly so his girlfriend could travel to Pasadena to see Ohio State play in the Rose Bowl.
Prior to the suspension for the Buckeyes’ games against Maryland and Rutgers, Young was in the Heisman Trophy conversation. And based on his performance against the Nittany Lions, that suspension might not and should not keep him from being a finalist.
Chase Young now holds the single-season record for most sacks in Ohio State history with 14.5.
He passes Vernon Gholston who recorded 14 in 2007 pic.twitter.com/1KAAMCXa6X
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 23, 2019
Young entered Saturday’s game second in the nation with 13.5 sacks on the season. And with his three sacks against Penn State to bring his total to 16.5, he broke the school’s single-season sacks record. He passed Vernon Gholston’s record of 14.0 from 2007, and, again, this is after Young missed two games this season.
He also had nine total tackles, five solo and four for loss, and two forced fumbles in the Buckeyes’ Week 13 win.
Chase Young is BACK 😤
(via @BigTenNetwork)pic.twitter.com/MZWGjJCTGp
— Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) November 23, 2019
Ohio State fans were thrilled to have him back on the field for a big win, and college football fans in general returned to being in total awe of possibly the best player in the country this season. And NFL fans are practically drooling over him.
Welcome back MONSTER!! #ChaseYoung
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 23, 2019
Chase Young is special man.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) November 23, 2019
Chase Young can't be contained 😤😳
(via @CFBONFOX)pic.twitter.com/7h37KSxpsT
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 23, 2019
So many former OL guys out there who do such a great job breaking down film…. I ask you all…. how do you block Chase Young…Go..
— Mike Golic (@espngolic) November 23, 2019
Chase Young for Heisman.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) November 23, 2019
All due respect to Joe Burrow.. great season he’s having..
But there’s no comparison:
Chase Young is THE BEST player in college football in 2019
— Jensen Lewis (@JLEWFifty) November 23, 2019
Chase Young’s get off is just insane
71 never even got a hand on him before the bend pic.twitter.com/i1KhPkRzKo
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) November 23, 2019
Chase young should be a unanimous heisman trophy winner.
— Brad miller (@bradamiller13) November 23, 2019
Chase Young is already the Redskins best player.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 23, 2019
gonna tell my kids this was chase young pic.twitter.com/lrUMh1mQoN
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) November 23, 2019
“CHASE YOUNG DESERVES THE HEISMAN!!” pic.twitter.com/BXzabdxuLw
— ❌cNeil (@Reflog_18) November 23, 2019
The entire Penn State offense when they see Chase Young pic.twitter.com/M6vlrlzUvn
— Tony Clements (@TonyClementsTC) November 23, 2019
If Bengals have #1 pick, there is no way they pass on Chase Young.
— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) November 23, 2019
Chase Young: Best Player in College Football
The TRUE Heisman front-runner. pic.twitter.com/MZ5XJtDfY3
— Jared Feinberg (@JrodDraftScout) November 23, 2019
#ChaseYoung should very much still be a Heisman candidate…, anyone who says or thinks otherwise is straight up wrong. @ me until your fingers shrivel up from carpal tunnel…..YOU'LL STILL BE WRONG. 🤷♀️ pic.twitter.com/FEVCDlGYFE
— annie (@RahHeeMama) November 20, 2019
Chase Young!!! Give that man the Heisman!🥵😤
— B (@WentlingBrayden) November 23, 2019
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