January 13, 2025

Wisconsin Badgers face huge task in stopping Ohio State defensive end Chase Young


CLOSE OSU defensive end Chase Young on diet of screen passes and misdirection plays teams will run to take steam out of pass rush Jon Spencer, Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Any offensive coordinator who faces Ohio State understands that all the hours spent on crafting the game plan will have been wasted if defensive end Chase Young is allowed to camp out in the backfield. “He’s just an extremely dynamic player, an incredible athlete,” Wisconsin offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph said. “They’re smart. They move him around. If you draw that card, you’ve got to do a great job.” Young, 6-5 and 265 pounds, is the anchor of the Buckeyes’ front seven and their most disruptive player. Can the 13th-ranked Badgers (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) contain the talented junior when they meet the fourth-ranked Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) when the teams meet at 11 a.m. Saturday in Columbus? Young is No. 1…

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