But the story of the game was Chase Young, the Buckeyes’ star defensive end who finished with four sacks and five tackles for loss, both tying school single-game records, and two forced fumbles. Young was already considered one of the best players in the country and a future top NFL draft pick, but Saturday’s performance vaulted him into the Heisman Trophy conversation. Only four defensive players — Ndamukong Suh, Tyrann Mathieu, Manti Te’o and Jabrill Peppers — have been Heisman finalists in the past 10 years. It’s likely that Young joins that group, and he has a pair of teammates in quarterback Justin Fields (1,978 total yards, 33 total TDs) and running back J.K. Dobbins (1,242 total yards, 11 total TDs) who could meet him in New York.
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