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Chase Young should be one of two Heisman Finalists according to CampusLore

Former Georgia quarterback and CampusLore personality Aaron Murray believes only Joe Burrow and Chase Young should be Heisman finalists.

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We’re getting closer and closer to the Heisman ceremony which means we’re running out of games and moments for players to make an impression. So who will get the invite to New York?

According to former Georgia quarterback and current CampusLore personality Aaron Murray, everyone should be looking at two guys. It’s no secret that LSU’s Joe Burrow has almost lapped the field, but if there’s another guy voters should be taking note of, it’s Ohio State defensive end Chase Young.

“It needs to be Chase Young,” said Murray when discussing who else should be a finalist. “I know Chase Young missed two games, but still — right now, Chase Young is the best player in college football. This award goes to the best player in college football. Chase Young needs to be in New York. In my mind right now it is Joe Burrow and Chase Young. And don’t invite anyone else — just let those two guys go.”

What do you think? Do you think Chase Young will be in New York? Should he win the Heisman?

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Chase Young’s Heisman chances plummet with suspension looming

Just two weeks ago Chase Young was a top-two candidate for the Heisman trophy. Now, after sitting one game, he’s barely in the top five.

Just two weeks ago Chase Young was a top-three candidate for the Heisman trophy. He was looking to join the top-tier candidates, Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa, with an easy outing against Maryland.

Now, after sitting one game, he’s barely in the top five, and it seems that LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is pulling away from the pack.

Young was held out of the team’s 69-point victory over Maryland. His status for what should be another massive Buckeyes victory against Rutgers this Saturday is unknown.

While the official penalty for accepting a small loan from a family friend which was repaid is still in the air, if he continues to miss games, he can kiss any shot at the Heisman trophy goodbye.

A four-sack performance against Wisconsin in another dominant effort from the Buckeyes just over two weeks ago bounced the projected top-five pick over the likes of Jalen Hurts and Justin Fields.

However, according to ESPN’s Heisman Watch, Young has slid under fellow teammate Justin Fields. Young sits at No. 5 and received just 12 votes with zero first-place votes. He had 24 votes in the week following the Wisconsin game.

Young has 13.5 sacks on the season and could’ve easily set the single-season Ohio State record this past weekend. The record is currently 14.0 which was set by Vernon Gholston in 2007.

The Ohio State defensive didn’t skip a beat without Young on the line. They gave up just two touchdowns all game and none in the first a half, a 30-minute period where they totaled 42 points.

As for Young, it’s likely he’s out again Saturday, but there seems to be hope that he’ll take on Penn State and Michigan to finish the regular season. That said, if he does miss these two games which could’ve easily solidified his claim as a competitor for the Heisman, his chances are virtually over.

Young would’ve been just the second defender to have won the award and the first since Charles Woodson did it in 1997. For now, that’s looking extremely unlikely, although we haven’t seen a collegiate defender as dominant as Young in decades.