COLUMBUS, Ohio — There’s a seriousness of purpose in Ohio State defensive end Chase Young right now that reminds me of former OSU receiver Michael Thomas. There are times when college football players, often understandably, have their heads in the NFL. They are thinking about the professional job ahead, and the money that could change their lives and the lives of their families, and when you’re an amateur athlete, it can be difficult not to prepare yourself and protect your body for what comes next. This isn’t that. This isn’t being in college and thinking of the pros. This is being in college and thinking like a pro. I always thought Thomas, now the best and highest-paid receiver in the NFL, was as professional in the way he prepared himself and talked about the game as any Ohio State athlete I’d been around. Talking with Young after Ohio State’s 52-3…
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