November 19, 2024

Why Rutgers might get a break against No. 1 Ohio State | What happened with Heisman candidate Chase Young?


Rutgers might get a break when it hosts No. 1 Ohio State next weekend. Buckeyes junior defensive end Chase Young is suspended indefinitely and immediately, beginning with this Saturday’s contest against Maryland, according to Letterman Row, which first reported the news. The suspension stems from a “possible NCAA issue from 2018 that the Department of Athletics is looking into,” according to a press release from the school. The statement did not elaborate on the nature of the issue or the timeframe of Young’s suspension, according to Cleveland.com. Young was having an all-time season before this abrupt announcement. He leads the nation in sacks with 13.5, one half-sack away from breaking the Ohio State single-season record. Young got four sacks in his last outing against Wisconsin, which got his name thrown around in the Heisman Trophy conversation. Young, a five-star, top-10 recruit out of DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Maryland, has shown…

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